A brave mum-of-five has tragically lost her battle with Covid-19 - after spending seven weeks alone in hospital. Courageous Karen Birtwell, 42, who had suffered with asthma since she was 13, was rushed to hospital on April 5 due to a shortness of breath.
Her family say they never believed she would be in a life-threatening situation until she was put on a ventilator - after her condition deteriorated rapidly.
Her heartbroken husband Peter, 39, says it was a traumatic experience as he wasn’t allowed to visit his wife while she fought for her life.
He was finally allowed to see her on the day of her death but tragically he told doctors they’d brought him to the wrong bed as she was “completely unrecognisable.” Get the latest updates from
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