In England, a young man died as a result of the coronavirus. Before that, however, he used his last opportunity to send a message to his fiancee.
- In England , a 29-year-old man contracted the corona virus and then died.
- Shortly before that, his fiancee received a text message from him.
- The content of the message brings tears .
Blackburn - Behind the initially abstract numbers of corona deaths * in the individual countries are very individual and often tragic fates. This is shown once again by a recent case in England : there, a man who is only 29 years old died in the hospital after suffering from the coronavirus . Shortly before, however, he used the last time he had to reach his fiancee with an important message .
Tragic corona fate in England: man addresses emotional word to fiancee shortly before his death
Richard McKeag and his fiancee Katie Martin had met while working in a dormitory for people with learning difficulties. "I've been with him since I was 18 and we've lived together for five years," the 25-year-old told The Sun newspaper. In 2017, Richard made a marriage proposal to his girlfriend on the shared flight on vacation, and the two have been engaged ever since. The two wanted to marry next year - but that will never happen.
In April, the 29-year-old suddenly noticed that something was wrong. He suffered from severe coughing and difficulty breathing . The couple then had themselves tested on Covid-19 and finally got the result on April 13 - positive. Richard McKeag then got worse, so his wife had to dial 911 and he was hospitalized .
Coronavirus victim, 29, told fiancee 'thank you for the best life' before death https://t.co/e0MQY2ltPk
- The Irish Sun (@IrishSunOnline) April 24, 2020England: Man falls ill with Corona - shortly before his death he sends a message to his fiancee
In the hospital , due to his poor health, the doctors decided to put McKeag in an artificial coma and to ventilate him. But before the decision was implemented, the 29-year-old wanted to speak to his fiancé again . A nurse organized a call. "He was the one who tried to calm me down and say that everything will be okay," continues his fiancee. After telling her again that he loved her, the two hung up. But that shouldn't be the young man's last words to Katie Martin: suddenly she got a message from him. It said: "Thank you for the best of all life."
Shortly afterwards, Katie Martin got the news she was already afraid of: Richard McKeag had passed away. "The hardest part was that I wasn't allowed to go to him and be with him. I wasn't allowed to sit with him, ”says the 25-year-old about her husband's death. "I only got a call that he died."
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The USA was also shaken by the fate of a respected sports photographer who contracted the coronavirus.
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