Article 56VKN I'm disabled but was told I won't receive critical care if I get Covid. It's terrifying

I'm disabled but was told I won't receive critical care if I get Covid. It's terrifying

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Anonymous as told to Sarah Johnson
from Science | The Guardian on (#56VKN)

I use a ventilation machine at night and by early March, I could see that if I were to catch coronavirus, I'd be in serious trouble

Towards the end of last year, I'd just got my life back on track after a long stay in hospital. I was discharged with round-the-clock care that transformed my life.

I am disabled and the care package I was on before I was admitted to hospital didn't provide enough support; I was admitted to a ward with problems associated with a lack of care, including malnutrition and serious pressure sores. But then I was given a personal health budget from my local authority, with responsibility for employing care workers, rotas, management, training and everything else you can think of.

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