A dad who refused to get the Covid-19 vaccine despatched a heartbreaking message to the mom of his kids whereas he lay dying of the virus in hospital vowing to get jabbed ‘as quickly as I can’.
Stephen Doyle, 45, was described by his household as being ‘match and wholesome’ earlier than he fell ailing with coronavirus and was rushed to hospital over Christmas.
The dad-of-three handed away on January 3 after sending an emotional message to his former accomplice saying he wished he had been vaccinated sooner.
His grieving kin stated the previous docker had declined to take action after being ‘influenced by all of the discuss on social media’.
Talking on behalf of the household, Mr Doyle’s cousin Michelle Pierce, a nurse practitioner at Llandudno Hospital, urged others to get jabbed, saying it was ‘too late’ for him.
Ms Pierce stated: ‘When Stephen was in hospital he texted his former accomplice Nichola and stated: “I’m getting the jabs as quickly as I can”.
‘He stated he by no means needed to undergo this once more. Sadly, he by no means bought the prospect to get vaccinated. It was too late for him.
‘He was towards the vaccination earlier than he went in and I might say he was influenced by all of the discuss on social media. He had no underlying well being situations. He was match and wholesome.’
Mr Doyle had already been in hospital due to coronavirus, however left in mid-December with antibiotics.
His cousin Ms Pierce stated: ‘We don’t know whether or not he discharged himself or not however he was self-isolating.
‘His ex-partner Nichola went to see him on December 22 and located him very unwell.’
He was rushed again to hospital and was placed on a ventilator on Christmas Day and in addition had Deep Vein Thrombosis in his leg.
His situation deteriorated the next week and docs instructed his household he had developed bilateral pneumothorax – that means each lungs had collapsed.
He sadly handed away on January 3 at Warrington Hospital.
His mum Janet, sister Nicola and his former accomplice at the moment are calling for folks to guard themselves towards Covid.
Ms Pierce added: ‘Folks have to know that is taking place to wholesome folks. If we will save one particular person by making them get their vaccinations, it’s value telling our story.
‘He was only a humorous man. He appreciated to make folks giggle and was all the time up for giggle. He cherished spending time along with his children and making all of them glad.’
Dr Nick Lyons, medical director of Betsi Cadwaladr College Well being Board, stated: ‘I can solely supply condolences to Michelle and her household for his or her unhappy loss.
‘I additionally need to salute their braveness in considering of others so quickly after shedding a cherished one.
‘They're in fact completely proper – getting a full course of Covid vaccinations is by far the easiest way of defending your well being in the course of the pandemic.’
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