3 ICUs, 2 ventilators, and 2 months of rehab later, this Ajax man, 80, is finally home with his wife
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One of the first things Edward Wilson did when he got home after being hospitalized for six months with COVID-19 was ask his wife if she knew him.
Wilson, 80, contracted the novel coronavirus in March. He spent time in three intensive care units, was intubated twice and given a tracheotomy. His condition was so grave that his relatives were told twice to make arrangements for his death and gathered around on an iPad to say goodbye.
"It was such a rollercoaster ride because he'd get better, then they'd take him off the vent after two months and then transfer him to another hospital and then back on the vent again," said his daughter, Jillian Danford.
Danford says both her parents caught the virus from an in-home personal support worker (PSW) who did not properly wear her personal protective equipment.
Her mother, Janice Wilson, 79, spent a month in the hospital and now requires constant care after what Danford describes as irreversible damage to her mobility.
Edward Wilson had to be transferred to two different hospitals because Ontario's ICUs were overwhelmed and there weren't enough beds. But his wife did not always know he was gone because she has dementia.
"My mom is in and out of knowing who my dad is," said Danford. "In a way, I think it might have been better that she didn't understand."
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