Too weak to stand on his own, Ken Roth has been recovering from COVID-19 in the hospital for nine months.
I have been to all the floors of this hospital. I have a lot of ups, but also downs. I lost 108 kilos. I weighed 136 kilossaid Mr. Roth, who hails from La Loche, a village located 600 miles north of Saskatoon.
Tearful, he added that COVID-19 hit him.
Hospitalized since July 24 last year in Calgary, the retired fire chief and supervisor at a water treatment plant has since moved to Saskatoon. He is still accompanied by his daughter, Kendra, and his wife Lorraine, who have moved to a hotel near the hospital.
” Sometimes I go late at night. She has anxiety attacks because there is no staff she knows. When I arrived, it calmed down and I sat for many hours, days and nights. “
This unvaccinated grandfather spent several weeks in a coma last summer before moving to the City of Bridges in September.
The 66-year-old was transferred to a hospital in Ontario where he stayed briefly. Since his return, he has had pneumonia, had various reactions to medications and a bladder infection.
Worried about paying bills
Mr. is still grateful. Roth to the medical personnel in saving his life and resurrecting him. She is eager to be reunited with her children, grandchildren, friends and former co -workers.
Mr. Roth explained that he was the only wage earner in his family. For 40 years, he worked at the water treatment plant, first as an employee and now as a private contractor.
His salary was cut in February without a phone call, he said. La Loche mayor Georgina Jolibois, declined to comment on the situation.
98 patients were hospitalized for at least 60 days
According to the latest information from authorities at COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, more than 400 people have been hospitalized. On the other hand, more than half were admitted for another disease, but tested positive on COVID-19 upon arrival.
On April 27, 20 patients with COVID-19 were in intensive care.
According to data from the Saskatchewan Health Authority, 3,587 patients with COVID-19 were hospitalized between last October and the end of March. Of these data, 98 patients remained there for more than 60 days.
Even though it was a hundred people who stayed for more than 60 days, it takes energy, work, resources and personnel to keep these people alive. Very goodsaid Dr. Wong, an infectious disease specialist at Regina General Hospital.
He believes that even though the number of intensive care patients is lower now than in Alpha and Delta waves, the situation is still worrying.
With information from Bonnie Allen
Source: Radio-Canada
