Egula nge-Covid, uvuka ekwi-coma ngenkathi bemkhipha ku-fan
Kubizwa Bettina Lermann, wagula I-Covid-19 ngoSepthemba futhi waquleka cishe izinyanga ezimbili. Odokotela abakwazanga ukumvusa futhi, bekholelwa ukuthi lalingasekho ithemba, izihlobo zakhe zanquma ukumnqamula umshini wokuphefumula owawumgcina ephila. Kodwa ngalolo suku okwadingeka ngalo umshini wokuphefumula, uBetina waphaphama kungazelelwe.
Indodana yakhe, Andrew Lerman, utshele i-CNN ukuthi njengoba unina wayengaphenduli emizamweni yezokwelapha yokumvusa, base bevele becabanga ukuthi ukubikezelwa kwakungenakuhlehliswa. Ngakho-ke, base bethathe isinqumo sokususa isondlo sakhe futhi baqala ukuhlela umngcwabo wakhe.
Nokho, kwenzeka okuthile engangingakulindele. Ngosuku okwakudingeka ngalo umshini wokuphefumula kaBettina, udokotela wabiza u-Andrew. “Wathi kimi, 'Hhayi-ke, ngidinga ukuthi uze lapha ngokushesha.' 'Kulungile, kwenzenjani?' . 'Unyoko usevukile'".
Lezi zindaba zayithusa kakhulu indodana kaBettina yaze yalulahla phansi ucingo.
U-Andrew uphawule ngokuthi umama wakhe, ozohlanganisa iminyaka engama-70 ngoFebhuwari 2022, wayenezinkinga zempilo eziningana. Unesifo sikashukela, uhlaselwe yinhliziyo kanye nokuhlinzwa kwe-quadruple bypass.
U-Bettina wangenwa yi-Covid-19 ngoSepthemba, akazange agonywe kodwa wayehlose, kodwa wabe esegula. Isithombe somtholampilo sasiyinkimbinkimbi: kwaba ilaliswe endaweni yokunakekelwa kakhulu futhi ixhunywe kumshini wokuphefumula, agcine equlekile.
“Sibe nomhlangano womndeni esibhedlela ngoba umama ubengavuki. Odokotela basitshela ukuthi amaphaphu akhe ayesebhujiswe ngokuphelele. Kube nomonakalo ongalungiseki ”.
Kodwa uNkulunkulu wayenamanye amacebo waphaphama uBettina. Sekuphele amasonto amathathu kusukela lapho futhi usesesimweni esibucayi kodwa uyakwazi ukuhambisa izandla nezingalo futhi aziphefumulele amahora ambalwa eqondile ne-oxygen.
U-Andrew uthe unina akazange aphathwe yizitho zomzimba futhi akazi ukuthi kungani ethuthuka: “Umama uyithanda kakhulu inkolo kanjalo nabangane bakhe abaningi. Wonke umuntu wamthandazela. Ngakho abakwazi ukukuchaza ngokombono wezokwelapha. Mhlawumbe incazelo itholakala enkolweni. Angikholwa kodwa sengiqala ukukholwa ukuthi kukhona okumsizile ”.