Woman whose husband died of Covid-19 urges people to wear masks

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A WOMAN WHOSE husband died after contracting Covid-19 has asked people to wear face masks and take other precautions against the virus.

Jeni Pim’s husband, Nigel Pim, died at Waterford hospital on January 14 due to complications related to Covid-19.

Jeni, a teacher at Ballymaloe Cooking School, shared her family’s story on the Late Late Show last night.

For people who are “fed up” with the pandemic, she said: “I’m sick of that too, it has killed my soul mate.”

Jeni told Ryan Tubridy that she and Nigel had a beautiful Christmas day.

“We had been very careful, specifically approaching Christmas because we wanted to have Christmas Day with our family.

“We did everything we could to make sure we got to that day safely and we had the most beautiful day of Christmas, we had the most beautiful day.”

Jeni said Nigel “wasn’t feeling very well, so he wore his mask when he wasn’t eating, just to be safe, because that’s the kind of man he was.”

“I just wanted to make sure my mom and dad and dad were safe.”

On Valentine’s Day, Nigel’s symptoms progressed and the doctor was called, who advised that Nigel get tested for the virus.

“It went downhill,” Jeni said.

“He was still part of the family, doing everything we were doing, he was very tired. He never showed outwardly that he really felt very sick, but I knew from him, I have known him since I was sixteen, I knew he was wrong.

“We were going to the test center and I squeezed his hand and said ‘you’re not very well, I’m very worried about you.’

Subsequently, Nigel was admitted to the hospital. “As we drove down the main road, I knew I was really sick,” Jeni recalled of the trip there.

“I kept squeezing his hand and saying ‘I love you, everything will be fine. You’re going to the right place. ‘ I squeezed his hand and said ‘See you in a few days’, as you would.

“He came in … no coughing spells, no temperature actually … in another year you’d say ‘go to bed for a couple of days and you’ll be fine.’ It wasn’t even the case that it looked like a strong flu. “

ICU

Jeni was told on New Year’s Day that Nigel was in the ICU.

“Since he went down to intensive care, we had no communication with him. He was never able to send us more communications.

“Then he turned on the ventilator, the ventilator takes over the breath when Covid attacks the lungs. At that stage it was getting very scary and we knew at that stage it was going to be very long term. “

Jeni recalled receiving a devastating phone call on January 14.

“That day, the consultant called me on the phone and said ‘I’m very sorry, there was a complication.’

It was catastrophic. Hearing those words, about someone with whom he had spent most of his life and who, although he knew he was ill, he hoped to see him again.

“They said ‘I’m sorry, it’s catastrophic, there’s nothing we can do. If you and your kids want to come in and be with him when we turn off the fan, we’ll help you do it. ‘

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Jeni said she decided to talk about her story publicly “because Nigel was a great man, he was kind and generous, he wore his mask from the beginning because he wanted to protect everyone else because that was the kind of man he was. ”.

“He was such a selfless person. By wearing his mask, which is what we were asked to do from the beginning, he thought he was doing his part to save someone else’s life.

“And that’s what I’m here for, I just want someone to look at this and go, you know what? I’m going for a walk with my friend tomorrow, maybe I’ll wear my mask when I do that.” because I don’t want to see that friend for two weeks and get a message telling him that they are hooked up to a ventilator at the hospital. This virus kills the people we love. “

Throughout the interview, Jeni praised the frontline health workers who cared for her husband.

Jeni tested negative for Covid-19 and received clearance from her doctor to travel to Dublin for the interview.



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