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One son has successfully cured his coronavirus-affected father to regain health at home despite the 81-year-old patient being discharged from the hospital to die.
Raj Nathwani used a Google spreadsheet to monitor Suri’s vital signs, kept his house clean, and isolated him from the rest of the family in Watford.
The 55-year-old man also relied on continuous positive airway pressure, which is used for sleep apnea, and turned him upside down for hours as he fought for his father’s life.
Suri, who has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, was admitted to Watford General Hospital on March 26 with suspected coronavirus after struggling on her daily walk.
Raj was called to the room and said that doctors told him they were 95 percent sure that his father had the fatal mistake, but that they wanted to discharge him.
Raj Nathwani (left, with his mother Kanchan, father Suri, and brother Manish) used a Google spreadsheet to monitor the vital signs of Suri, 81, kept his house clean and isolated him from the rest of the family in Watford.
The advertising company worker told CNN that a senior consultant told him that the hospital would not be able to ventilate his father because his weak lungs would give way.
People with underlying health conditions are at increased risk for Covid-19 and have been advised to “protect” themselves from the rest of the public.
COPD from Suri, an obstructive pulmonary disease, places him in the “clinically extremely vulnerable” category of the virus, which fiercely attacks the organ.
Patients are placed on a ventilator in an intensive care unit as a last resort to help them breathe.
The deadly bug so far has killed 28,131 across the UK and infected more than 180,000.
Raj took Suri home, after a “do not resuscitate” form was filled out at the hospital, and he resolved to do everything possible to keep his father alive.
He said his father said to him, ‘Please promise me one thing: if I am going, I am going here. Don’t take me back there.
Raj took Suri home, after a “do not resuscitate” form was filled out at the hospital, and he resolved to do everything possible to keep his father alive (left and right shots of Suri and family)
Before his arrival, the loving son cleaned the house, moved his 80-year-old mother to another room, and made an impromptu room outside his parents’ room.
He also set up Google’s spreadsheet where he monitored his father’s blood pressure, oxygen levels, and temperature.
In an attempt to limit contact with his father, Raj installed an iPad with a baby monitoring app, which also allowed the rest of the family to look at him and talk to him.
But even with these in place, the family’s GP, Dr. Bharat Thacker, said: ‘I’m not a gambling man, but if I were [I would] I definitely bet my money that he doesn’t make it. “
Dr. Thacker was recruited to help the Nathwanis care for Suri, and the GP examined Google’s Raj spreadsheet, labeled ‘Potato Measurements,’ and advised on hydration levels.
Dr. Thacker was recruited to help the Nathwanis care for Suri, with the GP looking at Google’s Raj spreadsheet (pictured) and advising on hydration levels.
But on March 29, Suri’s situation worsened dramatically when he became delusional and was unable to eat due to what Raj believes was the lack of oxygen in his brain.
The next day, Dr. Thacker revealed that Suri’s test results showed that he had Covid, but the GP was unable to see him in person due to a lack of personal protective equipment.
The EPP shortage has been a major topic of conversation for the government, with the Daily Mail flying in 150,000 overalls and masks from China to help.
The doctor looked at Raj’s spreadsheet and suggested that they use an antibiotic to fight a secondary lung infection that the fighting father had contracted.
Another tip he relayed was that Raj positioned Suri in the prone position, lying on his forehead, for hours on end, as research has shown that he can help a patient breathe.
Now free from error, Suri (second from bottom right on his 80th birthday in August 2018) has been channeling Colonel Tom Moore’s spirit to wander around the garden with the help of a Zimmer frame.
Suri’s condition began to improve, which Raj said became apparent when his father started moaning at him as usual.
Raj said: ‘He started to complain and said his tea was poorly made. Then he ordered pizza and fries.
Dr. Thacker says he’s not sure what saved Suri’s life, but Raj attributes it to the sleep apnea machine they had, in which his father was on for up to 16 hours a day.
Suri, now free from error, has since been channeling Colonel Tom Moore’s spirit to circle around the garden with the help of a Zimmer frame.
Watford General Hospital has been contacted for comment.
Britain’s Covid death toll (28,131) will exceed Italy’s (28,236) next week and will make the United Kingdom the second most affected country in the world after the United States (65,173).
