A 45-year old man who spent nine days on life support being treated for coronavirus at Cork University Hospital has thanked the medical team and staff there for saving his life.
Dave Crabb and his wife Netanya say his recovery represents a message of hope. The couple live with their family at Carrigtwohill in East Cork.
In early March they spent five days in New York, on what they describe as a trip of a lifetime. Netanya returned to work on their arrival home; Dave's work was closed temporarily once the coronavirus restrictions were imposed.
Within a week, he began to feel unwell. Dave and Netanya discussed his symptoms with their GP. He had a temperature and shortness of breath and he was feeling miserable.
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