Surviving ICU: a story of recovery from Covid-19
Dave Lewins is a healthy, 60-year old helicopter pilot, who in March found himself in intensive care with Covid-19. He describes the experience and how it has changed his life
Dave Lewins and his partner, Zoe Costelloe, were in Cheltenham the weekend of the Cheltenham festival, which took place on 10-13 March. It was here he suspects he contracted Covid-19. Within two weeks he was in an intensive care unit, being told by a doctor that he had a 50% chance of survival.
Dave tells Anushka Asthana about his experience in ICU and how much it has changed his life. Zoe recounts being in self-isolation at home, waiting to hear whether Dave would make it through
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