A four-year-old boy has thanked the NHS Tayside workers who helped his 70-year-old Grandad recover from coronavirus.
Lewis Meach recorded a ‘breaking news’ video for social media to welcome home Invergowrie man Ken Clark, who spent 11 days in Ninewells after contracting the virus.
@NHSTayside Hi, my 70 yr old dad has just spent the last 11 days in ninewells after contracting corona virus. He was in ward 42, HdU, ITU and ward 3. Today he made it home!!! This is how we announced it!!! Thank you team Ninewells!!!!! Keep going you’re doing an amazing job!!!! pic.twitter.com/V8u3eov8Di
— LAURA MEACH (@clarkie1979) March 29, 2020
He was discharged at the weekend and said he was “overwhelmed” by the dedication of the staff who had helped him to recover.
Mr Clark spent time in two wards, the high dependency unit and the intensive care unit as he battled the disease.
Ken’s daughter Laura Meach, who is a radiographer at Ninewells, said: “We cannot thank all the staff enough for what they have done for my dad.
“When he made it home we announced it with a ‘breaking news’ video featuring my four-year-old son Lewis.
“Thank you team Ninewells. Keep going, you’re doing an amazing job.”
In the 13-second video young Lewis urged people on lockdown to stay at home and stay safe.
Mr Clark was still too unwell to speak about his ordeal, but posed with NHS Tayside staff as he left the hospital building.
Ashley Gunn, staff nurse in Ward 3, said: “We discharged Ken today after a two week stay in Ninewells.
Ken said he was overwhelmed by the dedication of the staff and asked us to take a photo with him to highlight his positive outcome.”
