A Glasgow mum has made an emotional appeal for the public to ‘wake up’ to the dangers of coronavirus as her husband fights for his life in hospital.
Jennifer Colqhoun says that 47-year-old Stewart had no underlying health problems before he developed severe symptoms of the virus and was admitted to intensive care on Thursday.
The distraught wife spoke of her heartache at not being able to comfort him as he battles the disease on a ventilator at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
Her story is noteworthy to Irish readers as figures released yesterday shows that 19% of confirmed cases (158) were patients aged between 45-54 some of whom also have no underlying health conditions.
In an emotional Facebook post Jennifer explained: “People need to wake up to how dangerous this is.
“I am not allowed to sit with him, hold his hand and say 'stay strong' , 'we love you' and 'come on fight this' due to the severity of this virus"
"Please tell everyone you know to stay safe."
The usually private Jennifer decided to share her experience in a bid to highlight the dangers facing us all unless people adhere to tough social distancing advice issued by the government, reports Glasgow Live.
She added: “I am not one for sharing information about my personal life on social media, but today someone told me to share this as I am frightened about how this horrendous coronavirus is not being taken seriously by thousands and thousands of people."
Jennifer, who was diagnosed with breast cancer last year, is also worried about who will look after her children should she need to go back into hospital.
She went on: “I was diagnosed with breast cancer last year and chemotherapy finished in November.
"I have had three operations ending in a mastectomy in February and I’m waiting to start radiotherapy at the end of this month which I don’t think will happen due to all of this as I will still be in a self isolation period.
“I am so worried about my kids if I also end up in hospital. I don't know who will look after them as my mum and dad are 72 and 86.
"This is all like a nightmare that you want to wake up from.”
