Children’s author Michael Rosen has thanked NHS workers for “saving my life” as he returned home from hospital following a three-month battle with coronavirus.
The beloved writer and former children’s laureate was taken into intensive care in March after contracting Covid-19. He was said to be in a “very poorly but stable” condition.
On Wednesday (24 June), the We’re Going on a Bear Hunt author confirmed that he was finally at home again, having left the intensive care unit little over a month ago.
Responding to former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who had wished him well on Twitter, Rosen tweeted: “Thank you very much Jeremy for your goodwill message when I went into intensive care. I’ve survived! And came home yesterday. Thanks again.’
Rosen’s wife Emma-Louise Williams also shared a picture of the writer sat on their balcony, which she captioned: “Home!”
The author thanked the NHS for their help while he was in hospital, tweeting: “Teams of people in their crews: nurses, doctors, cleaners, caterers, ambulance drivers, physios (and more) made huge efforts to keep me alive – along with many others at the same time. They saved my life and have got me from horizontal to hobbling. Forever grateful to you all.”
Referencing his wife in a second tweet, he continued: “Now I’m home @Underthecranes has been through the timeline of what happened to me [and] I become overwhelmed by how she and the family hung on in hope while I was out of it in a coma for several weeks – survival in doubt. I’m so lucky to have had such hope and support backing me.”
