By Dying couple thank medics saying “I’m in heaven now”
Thanks has been sent to Stoke nurse who helped a couple be together in their last few hours whilst they were dying from Covid-19.
Nurse Scott Summerfield, Royal Stoke Hospital, says he has been “overwhelmed” by public support after his tweet last week about the elderly couple’s “last few hours” together.
The unnamed couple had been together for 67 years.
The tweet which captured the nations heart on Twitter has now been shared more than 19,000 times, receiving more than 220,000 likes.
He said: “It is just a great example of the care we are giving to our patients and to share that with the world, really there is no better message.
“The response was very, very overwhelming, and the support from people out there was just amazing.”
Staff made a large cubicle for the couple, pushed together their beds with pillows in the middle so they could hold hands.
They played Glenn Miller songs on Youtube which was their favourite music, according to the nurse.
He added: “It was the least we could do for them”.
“When I asked [the husband] how he felt his answer was ‘I’m now in heaven’.
“To have that impact on somebody and for him to thank us when all we were doing was the right thing was just overwhelming for all of us.”
After his tweet went viral across the world thousands of people left heartfelt comments and their own experiences through the pandemic.
One response to Mr Summerfield tweet stated: “Such an important thing to do; sadly, my mother never got to say goodbye to my Covid-stricken father, last April – they too had been together for 67 years. She will never recover.”
Another response read: “God bless you for what you and your colleagues are doing. I want to assure you that me and my husband have been home since March, we go out once a week for groceries, wear masks, gloves and face shields.”
“I wish I could do more for you all on the front lines.”
