Surat/ Rajkot (Gujarat): Age is a state of mind and many senior citizens have proved this by defeating the coronavirus by their sheer grit and strong willpower.
Here is a special report about some of these valiant veteran corona warriors.
Corona surrenders to 105-year-old from Sachin village
Corona had surrendered to the strong-willed Ujiba from Sachin village of Surat district. Her family was very happy when the old grandmother recuperated fully. She had defeated the deadly coronavirus with her strong will power. At 105 years of age, Ujiba’s energy and upright stature can put to shame young men. She had told her son, “Son, corona can do no harm to me. Nothing will happen to me. Just watch, I will come home fully recovered.”
When the 105-year-old Ujiba uttered these words, the doctors treating her were surprised to see her self-confidence. They actually even doubted her survival given her old age and the infectious deadly coronavirus. But what she had told her son turned out to be true. Her corona report came negative after nine days of treatment.
Despite 75 percent of her lungs infected and oxygen levels dropping, senior citizen defeats corona.
The case of a 60-year-old woman in Surat defeating corona has turned interesting because of the fight she put up, despite 75 percent of her lung infected and her oxygen level dropping to 40. At a point in time, even her family members had lost hope. It was after giving her 15 kg of Oxygen that the levels reached 60 to 70. She was then referred to the new civil hospital to be put on a ventilator. She was discharged from the hospital after 10 days of treatment.
Two senior citizens of Surat defeat corona
Two senior citizens admitted in the Kidney hospital of Surat’s new civil hospital recovered fully from COVID-19. A resident of Katargam locality of Surat, 75-year-old diabetic Gordhanbhai Asharam, and 65-year-old Shyam Hirachand Brijwani were put on oxygen. Both recovered after medical treatment and returned to their homes.
When Gordhanbhai was admitted to the hospital his infection was 40 to 50 percent and was put on Oxygen for ten days following breathing difficulty. He was discharged on the 11th day. He was also given five doses of Remedisivir injection. When Shyam Hirachand Brijwani was brought to the civil hospital he had a 40 percent infection and was put on Oxygen for nine days. He too recovered fully from COVID-19.
Even after her Oxygen level had dropped to 56 a woman patient defeats coronavirus
The case of 50-year-old patient Taruben Pithadia, who defeated Corona is important because during treatment her oxygen level had dropped to 56 at one stage. Yet, she fully recovered after six days of treatment. About her experience, Taruben says, "The treatment and facility being given by the state government to check corona pandemic is very good. I was given medicine, treatment, oxygen for six days free of cost. A private hospital would have cost me lakhs of rupees for the same treatment and facility."
In Rajkot’s Samras COVID centre, four senior men defeat corona
Irrespective of age, one can defeat Corona with self-confidence and faith in the line of treatment. Four senior corona warriors from the Sadbhavna old age home, who were treated in Rajkot’s Samras, defeated the disease because of the medical treatment and self-confidence. They said they were given homely treatment during their 14 days stay in Samras COVID centre. These corona warriors are 75-year-old Kanubhai Khigoda, 73-year-old Vinodben Khigoda, 66-year-old Dharmishthaba Baraiya and 80-year-old Vajiben Vekaria.
'I felt at home in Rajkot’s cancer COVID hospital'
These are the words of 75-year-old Morbi from Champaben, who returned home after ten days of stay in Rajkot’s cancer COVID hospital, recovering from corona, would compel to change people’s negative impression about government hospital. Champaben was full of praise for the treatment she received in the civil hospital. Recalling the dedicated service rendered to her by doctors and other medical staff, her son-in-law Naranbhai Parmar says she got better treatment in the government hospital than she would have got in a private hospital.
Rajkot’s 63-year-old cancer patient beats Covid
Family members of a 63-year-old woman cancer patient were deeply worried when the latter had tested positive for Covid while undergoing cancer treatment. But she defeated both the diseases with her sheer grit and courage.
Chandrikaben Vaidya suffered constant pain in her stomach last year, on being admitted to a hospital it was learnt that she is suffering from pancreatic cancer and that it is in the third stage. During her treatment, in April she tested positive for Covid. However, she did not lose courage and put up a valiant fight against both diseases. Today, she is cured of both the diseases and is leading a normal life.
