An ‘always smiling’ grandmother, who was diagnosed with MS at the age of 28, has died after contracting coronavirus – after she had been shielding for two years.
An ‘always smiling’ grandma has died after contracting coronavirus – after two years of shielding.When the pandemic hit, she was classed as ‘at risk’ and her family took major steps to reduce her exposure to the outside world.She died in hospital six days later.
Jayann, a student nurse, told Metro.co.uk: ‘It does feel unfair now, with the uproar going on about Boris and his parties. ‘She was triple-jabbed, we’d done everything we could to avoid Covid. If people still had to test and self-isolate then this wouldn’t happen.’ While Jackie did feel ‘isolated’ at times, John and Jayann agreed they had to be as strict as possible to keep her safe.It was only at the end of 2021, as Covid-19 restrictions eased, that they re-hired an external carer.John and Jayann Williams took over as full-time carers at her home While MS had ravaged her body – she lost an eye and had reduced mobility as a result of the condition – Jackie was always known to be positive.
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