Mission Mater's Magazine - Flipbook - Page 9
Lest we forget...
Jessy is married with three children but again, she
cannot thank the hospital enough for what they did for
her and her family when she was very ill. 8During our
difficult situation,9 she says, all my family were given
fantastic psychological and emotional support, from the
Mater Hospital staff, our friends and our community.9
She goes further. 8The support and care of the Mater
Hospital staff were an integral part of my speedy
recovery, she advises.
She might be right. Jessy has recovered very well since
this time, and was even back to work full time to ICU in
August 2020, with no major issues since. As humble as
always, Jessy says to me that after her COVID ICU stay,
she began to think more about how roles such as her
own, are valuable in the health care system. The question
is, how did she not know? But ICU patients and their
families who have met her always did - and always will.
Thank you Jessy for all that you, and your colleagues do.
Weeping may tarry for the night but joy comes in
the morning: Jessy is now back to full health but
remains reflective of her darker hours with Covid in ICU
Lest we forget:
Covid-19
First Case
Reported on 29th February 2020
Lockdowns
One of the longest lockdowns in Europe, with strict restrictions lasting nearly 18 months
1st Vaccine
Was administered on 29th December 2020 to a 79-year-old woman named Annie Lynch
Vaccine Rollout
By mid-2021, over 90% of the adult population was vaccinated—one of the highest rates in the
world
Hospital Admissions
Over 20,000 COVID-19 patients were hospitalised in Ireland. January 2021 saw the highest
number of COVID-19 deaths in a single month
ICU
At the peak of the pandemic, over 200 ICU beds were occupied with COVID-19 patients
Life Expectancy
COVID-19 briefly lowered Ireland9s life expectancy by about 1.5 years in 2020 but began to
recover in 2022
Teamwork: Jessy is incredibly grateful to the ICU staff for all they did for her when she was a patient there
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