May 04, 2021
Diana Doxtator of Oneida Nation of the Thames was in hospital for 4 months
Diana Doxtator’s eyes fill with tears when she remembers waking up from a coma, months after she went into the hospital with what at first was diagnosed as the flu, but turned out to the COVID-19.
“I didn’t realize how sick I was. I was confused, I didn’t know what was going on. I just knew I was really sick,” said Doxtator, now home at her daughter’s house in London, Ont., after spending four months in hospital, three in a coma.
Those who know the 69-year-old grandmother from Oneida Nation of the Thames say she embodies konolukhwahsla, a love of her people, and has compassion for anyone around her who needs it. Passing on the Oneida nation and Turtle Clan traditions is really important to her.