Jimu news reporter Li Lili
According to the Daily Mail, the "longest-suffering patient of the new crown virus" in the UK decided to abandon treatment after 14 and a half months of illness and died in a hospice hospital.
Jason Kerk, 49, is an elementary school programming teacher. He has not been hospitalized since his first admission to the hospital on March 31 last year for an infection.
Kerk's first admission (Image: Daily Mail)
Kerk himself suffered from type II diabetes and asthma, and the virus quickly eroded his lungs and kidneys, and a few days after admission, he was transferred to the intensive care unit.
Kerk later developed a severe stomach problem, vomiting until he was completely unable to eat, and finally had to be injected intravenously to maintain his life.
In March, Kerk improved for a while, but in early May, his condition began to deteriorate again, and he was once again on a ventilator.
The ventilator was very painful for Kerk. Three weeks ago, when he was told he needed to use a ventilator around the clock, he made the amazing decision. He told the doctor: "I can no longer live like this. "He decided to stop all treatment.
Video with his wife during hospitalization (Image: Daily Mail)
Kelke's decision was understood and supported by his family. Wife Sue said: "It's the bravest thing he can do, he just wants to end it all, the treatment is too painful..."
On the morning of June 18, local time, Kerk was taken to a hospice hospital, where he spent the last few hours of his life in the company of his family.
He left behind 5 sons and 8 grandchildren, 1 of whom was not yet born. Heartbroken, Sue said: "He is my soul mate, the days with him are very happy, we will always miss him..."
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