A video has emerged of hospital staff applauding a Nottinghamshire woman who was able to go home after being treated for coronavirus.
Katie Peck, of Colwick, was diagnosed four weeks ago with Covid-19 and ended up on the critical care ward at a Nottingham hospital.
But the NHS Trust has confirmed she was finally able to return home after what she described as a "life-changing" experience.
Ms Peck said: “It felt amazing to be going home again I felt like Paddington bear with my suitcase packed and ready to go.
"The staff who treated me have been amazing and I cannot praise them enough.
“I’m on a road to recovery now and with familiar surroundings and the support from family, friends and professional bodies, I will soon start to feel like me again.
“This experience has been life changing for me, it really puts life into perspective and I will embrace every day now.”
Dilys George, Deputy Sister on the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) said: "It was really good to see Katie get better from this.
"Katie always had a lovely smile for us. It was so good to see her being discharged to the ward and even better to hear she has now gone home."
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Critical Care and CICU ward managers said in a joint statement: "Everyone is working extremely hard caring for all of our patients.
"It is always a proud moment for us when a patient is discharged from Critical Care.
"We all wish Katie the very best. ‘
A tweet posted by Nottingham University Hospitals said: "Katie Peck, from Colwick, was diagnosed with COVID-19 in March.
"Four weeks later she could go home back to her family."
