‘We weren’t thinking about other people’: unvaccinated Alberta man on his time in ICU with COVID-19
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An Alberta man who spent 11 days in the ICU with COVID-19 is sharing his story while praising health-care workers and pleading with the unvaccinated.
An Alberta man who recently spent time in the ICU with COVID-19 is sharing his story and pleading with those who are unvaccinated to receive the vaccine.
Bernie Cook tested positive for COVID-19 on Aug. 31. He had the Delta variant and says his health deteriorated rapidly.
“It was hitting me hard and I didn’t know what was going on, like whether or not I would live or not.”
He lost 30 pounds, shed muscle mass and now finds simple tasks, like climbing the stairs, difficult. During his interview with Global News, he was often out of breath just from sharing his story.
Cook said he was in the ICU for 11 days. His condition progressed quickly and he was intubated just a few days after being admitted to the hospital.
What people don’t realize, he said, is when the intubation tubes have to be removed, the patient is awake for the unpleasant process.
“I had to be a part of the process and literally my body convulsed from having the tubes taken out of my stomach and lungs. I did not enjoy that experience at all. It was a physical trauma to have that,” he said.
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