‘I will fight,’ says son after dad dies of Covid-19 in hospital bed next to him

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Lodewyk and his 72-year-old father, who he described as a supportive man, were admitted in the same hospital ward.

Elton LodewykA well-known Cape Town pianist remains hopeful that he will overcome Covid-19 after he had to watch his father slowly losing his battle to the virus in a hospital bed next to him.

Lodewyk lost his father weeks after he flew from Prague in the Czech Republic to support his mother, who suffered a stroke. His mother Anne, 68, was admitted to hospital and ended up in a coma. He said his father was admitted to the Stellenbosch Provincial Hospital after his Covid-19 test came back positive.Elton Lodewyk

 

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Don’t tell people about other people dying, as a way of encouraging them to comply to lock down. Educate the public on what covid does to a human’s system and they will eventually get the picture.

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