A Belgian woman, Suzanne Hoylaerts, aged 90, dies of coronavirus COVID-19 virus after refusing a respirator, telling her doctors “Save it for the youngest [who need it most], I’ve already had a beautiful life.”
“The doctors told me that she had refused to put her on a respirator”
Since I caught this ‘baby’, I don’t want artificial respiration. Keep this for the youngest. I have already had a good life
“She’s our spitting mom: always ready to help others. ” The disease can be overwhelming, despite the precautions taken.
“My mother took the restrictions very seriously How and where she contracted the virus remains a mystery to us,”
“When I took her to the hospital on Friday, we thought she had mild pneumonia. I couldn’t say goodbye to her and I don’t even have the right to be present at her funeral. ”
says Judith Hoylaerts.
