A three-year-old boy has been airlifted to hospital following a horror crash on a Scots road.
Thousands of Scots nurses 'with Long Covid left destitute and begging for handouts'
08.03.2023 - 07:57 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Nurses suffering from Long Covid have told how their lives and careers have been left in ruins after picking up the virus as they cared for others.
Nurse Brenda Eadie told how she has been left penniless after Long Covid stopped her working and admitted: “There are thousands of us with Long Covid who have been left destitute; on our hands and knees begging for handouts.
“Sometimes I find myself screaming ‘God just take me now, I don’t want to be here any more’.”
A nursing colleague, who asked not to be named, said without a financial miracle she is unlikely to see another Christmas. The desperate woman faces selling her home because of the illness she caught at work.
Both women are speaking out to back a private members bill by Labour MSP Mark Griffin which calls for essential workers who suffer Long Covid to be classed as having an industrial injury if it was caught at work.
Brenda, 45, a former nurse at Low Moss Prison, caught Covid in March 2020. She said: “I developed a shortness of breath and had to be taken to hospital by ambulance.
“I was in hospital for two days on oxygen and was then sent home with a nebuliser. I spent about a whole month in bed at home.
"I lost whole days. My whole body was in pain, as if there was something sitting on it. My daughter had to help me to the bathroom and to get washed.
“And when I was awake I was finding it really hard to shake the brain fog.”
Four weeks after returning to work, Brenda collapsed. She said: “It was like a switch and my head flipped.
“Everything meshed into one background noise in my head and I couldn’t make sense of what was going on.”
It heralded the beginning of her Long Covid journey which has seen her battle exhaustion, brain fog and later pain in her back, legs and
The website celebfans.org is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.
Popular Celebs
Popular Tags
dailyrecord.co.uk
26.03.2023 / 21:05
Murder probe launched after man dies in horror Scots flat fire
A murder probe has been launched by police after a man was found dead following a horror fire at a flat in West Dunbartonshire.
dailyrecord.co.uk
26.03.2023 / 14:25
Scots terrorism expert convinced Vladimir Putin using body double on public appearances
A Scottish terrorism expert is convinced Russian leader Vladimir Putin is using a body double on public appearances. The warmonger was accused by the Ukrainians of using a stand in on a surprise visit to occupied Mariupol last Sunday - to protect himself from assassination.
dailyrecord.co.uk
26.03.2023 / 11:57
Man dies after early morning crash in Scots town as police appeal for information
A man has died following a crash in Angus in the early hours of Sunday after a car collided with a wall in a residential street.
dailyrecord.co.uk
26.03.2023 / 10:13
Scots mum left Blackpool hotel in middle of the night after finding 'bug' and urine stains on mattress
A Scots mum has hit out at a Blackpool hotel after claiming she found a 'bed bug' and urine stains on the mattress in their room.
dailyrecord.co.uk
26.03.2023 / 10:13
Scots mum who endured 'barbaric' intimate procedure without pain relief tells of horror
A mum who endured a “barbaric” intimate procedure without pain relief has said she has never been through so much pain.
dailyrecord.co.uk
26.03.2023 / 09:03
Hillwalker rushed to hospital by helicopter after suffering 'serious injuries' on Scots mountain
A hillwalker was rushed to hospital by helicopter on Saturday after falling on Ben Cruachan and suffering "serious injuries".
dailyrecord.co.uk
25.03.2023 / 21:07
Man's body found in Scots flat fire with police treating death as suspicious
A man has died after a flat fire in West Dunbartonshire this morning, with police treating the death as suspicious.
dailyrecord.co.uk
25.03.2023 / 17:37
Police launch probe after Alison Hammond 'handed thousands' to 'blackmailer'
Police have said that they are looking into "an allegation of blackmail" and taking matters "very seriously" after reports claimed that Alison Hammond was forced to hand over thousands.
dailyrecord.co.uk
25.03.2023 / 16:41
BMW bursts into flames outside Scots home as fire crews race to scene
A BMW burst into flames outside a home in Edinburgh this morning.
dailyrecord.co.uk
25.03.2023 / 14:35
Scots mum faces huge bill to save dog's life after beloved pet becomes paralysed
A Scots mum is facing a huge bill to save her dog's life after the beloved pet became paralysed out of the blue.
dailyrecord.co.uk
24.03.2023 / 14:43
Fire crews tackle huge blaze at derelict Scots building as police launch probe
Fire crews have been tackling a huge blaze at a derelict building in Ayrshire.
dailyrecord.co.uk
23.03.2023 / 21:55
Murder probe launched in Scots village after elderly woman found dead in house
Police have launched a murder investigation after a 74-year-old woman was found dead inside a house in a rural village.
dailyrecord.co.uk
23.03.2023 / 14:25
US detectives investigating cold case murder of Scots nurse found strangled in chapel identify suspect
Cold case detectives probing the brutal murder of a Scottish nurse at a religious college in the US 33 years ago have identified a suspect.
dailyrecord.co.uk
22.03.2023 / 17:55
Concerns growing for missing Scots man who vanished from Scots town
A frantic police search has been launched for a missing Aberfoyle man who vanished last night.
dailyrecord.co.uk
20.03.2023 / 17:21
Thousands of RMT union members in Network Rail vote to accept pay offer
Thousands of members of the RMT union in Network Rail have voted to accept a pay offer.
dailyrecord.co.uk
13.03.2023 / 21:19
The Chase fans left screaming at their TVs over 'car crash episode' as Scots contestant misses out on £14k
The Chase viewers were left screaming at their TV screens as the final chase was a bit of a disaster.
dailyrecord.co.uk
13.03.2023 / 14:21
Body of 22-year-old man found in Scots home as cops launch sudden death probe
Police are investigating the sudden death of a 22-year-old man at a home in Inverness.
dailyrecord.co.uk
11.03.2023 / 15:29
Single Scots mum dying of cancer desperate to spend final days in native South Africa
A single mum with cancer given just months to live is desperate to spend her final days in her native South Africa.
dailyrecord.co.uk
10.03.2023 / 18:03
CCTV images released after serious assault at Scots pub as police launch probe
CCTV images have been released following a serious assault at a pub in Edinburgh.