After three months in a coma, COVID survivor recounts emotional toll of survival – CBC

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.

Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/after-three-months-in-a-coma-covid-survivor-recounts-emotional-toll-of-survival-1.6012160

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