As the nation marks Freedom Day today, Dame Maureen Lipman is one of hundreds of thousands of people who will be mourning a loved one lost during the pandemic – her partner of 14 years Guido Castro.
Most heartbreakingly of all, she wasn’t able to hold his hand, as she had to wear full PPE at his bedside. “It is unbelievable to have to say goodbye to somebody with gloves and a pinafore on,” she reveals. “It doesn’t bear thinking about.” Guido, 84, who suffered from Parkinson’s disease, passed away in January.
He technically survived a long battle with the virus, but Dame Maureen says it led to his quick demise soon afterwards. “He survived COVID in a care home.
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