An Edmonton man who spent 10 months in hospital due to complications from COVID-19 and had most of his toes removed has returned home.
The 62-year-old man who asked that only his first name be published out of fear of backlash from COVID-19 deniers and anti-vaxxers told CTV News Edmonton he doesn't remember his wife driving him to the University of Alberta Hospital that first night.Three months later, Eric woke up from an induced coma but his problems were far from over.
He had spent five weeks on an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation machine to keep him alive. That machine took a toll. Those extremities had to be removed on June 7 because they had become necrotic, meaning they were black and dead. "My wife went through an incredible ordeal. Several times, the doctors called her and said, 'I don't think he's going to make it.'""Unbeknownst to us, my wife or myself, all of the people that had anything to do with me - the doctors, the nurses, the therapist," he said."They lined the hall all the way. And as I was going by they were clapping.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
10 Things: Fred VanVleet emerging as Raptors' clear leaderFred VanVleet is emerging as the clear leader for the Toronto Raptors, and his only focus is on winning, and it shows up in the margins as much as it does in his impressive shotmaking
Read more »
10 charges laid against man accused of performing indecent acts at multiple Midtown locationsA 55-year-old man is facing 10 charges in connection with an indecent act investigation in the city’s Midtown neighbourhood, Toronto police say.
Read more »
Airstrike in Ethiopia's Tigray kills 10, including childrenChildren were among 10 people killed when an Ethiopian military airstrike hit the capital of the country's Tigray region on Thursday, a doctor and a Tigray spokesman said.
Read more »
10/3 podcast: What sparked the dispute within Rogers?Rogers is perhaps best known from your cellphone bill or the radio station you listen to, or its role as part owners of Maple Leaf Sports \u0026amp\u003B Entertainment.
Read more »
Federal government now searching for Johnson and Johnson vaccine after donating 10 million doses in summerAlberta and Saskatchewan have both asked for J\u0026J doses to reach vaccine hesitant people who don’t want to take mRNA vaccines
Read more »