It was in stark contrast to the pre-Covid norm, when staff would come to know everything about a patient and their loved ones – with family photos and trinkets around the bed.
Infection-control measures – particularly in the early days of the pandemic – meant none of that was possible.
But not being able to say goodbye or see the body of their loved ones left many Covid-bereaved in an ongoing state of disbelief.
“For a long time I would pass the hospital and think ‘is he still there?'” said Ann Richards, from Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire.
“Have they kidnapped him?” she laughed, recognising the absurdity of her question.
Source Agencies
