I was in ICU at the age of 37 and had horrific PTSD which took a year to get over. I couldn’t believe how helpless I was when I came round. I couldn’t walk, use my arms very well and I couldn’t perform basic cognitive tasks. I kept locking myself out of my phone as the numbers didn’t make sense. Now I’m fully recovered and back to work. I owe my life to the NHS and all the wonderful hospital staff 💙

Some of the staff sound very much like they are on the path to PTSD. I hope their employers are getting them help and support.

My husband died Friday of covid. He wasn't an actor and this covid pandemic is very real.

Much respect for all the hospital staff 🙏🏼

The comments here are shameful. I've worked at the Royal Free and I know several of the people interviewed in this documentary. They are 100% genuine clinicians and are telling the truth about the impact of COVID on the hospital. The pandemic has taken an enormous toll on them and they deserve respect, not the conspiratorial nonsense spouted in this comment section by people who have not the first clue about what has happened in hospitals over the past year.

The people who say, "oh it's only affecting older people. Only old people are dying" . Piss me off! These are people's mom's, dad's, friends ,neighbors, grandparents. How dare they invalidate sometimes right to leave because of their age.

During the Covid pandemic. I lost my mom one week and my dad the second week. Then a month later I lost my elderly grandmother. I NEVER thought this would be how my family died.

I didn't think covid would be that bad until me and my husband got it. And we are young 36 and my husband ended up in hospital. It went so quick just in 2 days it went downhill. Please people don't underestimate. Even young people react badly to covid. It's a nightmare. I hope we get out soon.

Knowing that Tony passed away broke my heart. He was fighting so hard.... But, at the same time, seeing Adema's recovery and finding out that she was an NHS caterer that plans to return choked me up so badly, as well. My mother is in the ICU with it right now, and my brain is a mess in trying to know what could happen.

Covid IVU in Tulsa saved my life. Bilateral PEs, Coded twice, ventilator x3 weeks, chest tube, severe Covid pneumonia and ARDS. I survived. But I’m worse than before but am lucky I made it. I got to see my family again. Praise the Lord.

I’m an ICU RN of a decade. I couldn’t bear to watch documentaries of it until now, because it was too much. I watch it with tears... the most I ever had because I was as never able to deal with it all. We carried on, getting through, I now only begin to process. I don’t know that I ever will.

I lost my husband to Covid-19 on Memorial day 2020. I miss him, I don't know how I go on without him.

We got to give our medical staff the credit they deserve...

I do not have the privilege to say this isn’t real….my husband is dead because of this horrible virus 😤😢. The plans that we had are all gone.

why can't they receive a massive pay rise for all the hard work they've done to save as many people as possible.

I was in this ICU of the Royal Free hospital for nearly 3 weeks on ventilator. Now, even after i weak when i see these videos, i get goosebumps and palpitations. Such a traumatic experience!!

The hospital staff are so amazing, such hard work to try and keep people alive

More people need to see this. This is the reality of covid.

This is the first time that I am able to watch this all the way through. My husband died in a hospital like this from Covid 😢

I worked at a grocery store. I got covid and lost my father to covid. We were among the first ten cases here in town. I buried my dad and went back to work two days later. I worked for another year. I had actually experienced hatred and harassment for having covid and losing a family member. Because it shatters the narrative for some people. I quit my grocery store job of over 20 years. Now I control my narrative I will give of my account. I CONTROL MY NARRITIVE NOW!

The amount of disrespect in these comments is grotesque

All the people that thought this was 'fake" and that didn't wanna wear a mask when in crowed places, who gathered for parties and said they didn't care, that they won't wear masks, need to watch some of these videos. My heart goes out to each and everyone in this video. People, this IS real and the sooner u believe it, the better u and lots of other people will be. God Bless everyone that survived it and to those who didn't, may u rest in peace. Thank God there is the vaccine now!! I got mine!

My heart goes out to the entire staff.

Sending so much love to these awesome human beings.

R. I. P tony love to your family

People saying it’s staged are sick in their minds.. Go watch how much victims died from Covid.. from a nurse who’s overworked I hate to see stupidity that much

How can we ever thank these selfless people ❤️

All the people working in hospitals and in care facilities have my deepest respect and gratitude for their service. I hope there will be help for them to process this all when things settle down. ⚘⚘⚘

I shouldn’t be watching this because now I can see everything my dad went through, before he passed of Covid, in February and whilst my 13 year old daughter is fighting it right now. I am heartbroken to see exactly what happened to dad.

My husband and I both came down with covid on January 15, I was treated with paxlovid and recovered, but he passed away February 10,2022. He had outstanding nurses everyday, but I didn't care for one of his specialists. I think maybe they've seen too many visitors freaking out over their loves one's death, but I and my daughters were more in shock and disbelief over having to stop his treatment and let him go. He passed quickly, it was so heartbreaking and we held him for a long as we could. I still look to the door waiting for him to come in from work, our weekends were for us, we enjoyed each other so much. We were married for 41 years 💔 💔 💔

Dec of 2020, before I was eligible for the vaccine I was diagnosed with covid. It was terrible and I never had to go to the hospital. In March and April I received my vaccines. When the booster is available, I’ll be getting that too. I’m considered a long hauler. Nearly 9 months on, I am still having covid related issues. Get your vaccines, wear a mask.

Wow the wonderful nurses and doctors and ancillary staff , we owe them so much.

these comments are hilarious... the type to believe lava isnt hot until they touch it

The staff are the real heroes, not celebities…..😌 My son and husband had Covid 19 it was terrible they were really sick. They are Booth all right now🙏🏻

*Heartbreaking to know that most of these deaths could have all been avoided.* 🤦🏻‍♀️

Total respect to all care workers.

Respect to all medical staff❤

I almost lost a dear friend to covid pneumonia. After 10 days in the hospital, they came home. God bless ALL the hospital staff for the great care they did for every patient. Continued success of recovery for those that were sick and sympathies to those that passed away. The virus is real! 😔

I can only imagine that this was 5 months ago & now with the variants running rampant these healthcare workers have to be beyond themselves. Witnessing & being a part of so much devastation takes its toll.🙏🏼😞

This was 5 months ago and we are in an even worse position now

This broke my heart. I cried. This is terrible what so many people are going through. These doctors and nurses and all the other staff are amazing. They risk their lives everyday to save others lives. My heart breaks for the patients to see so much suffering.

even after things are hopefully cooling down, these nurses are inspirational for generations to come

Everybody that has an issue with the NHS, the care or whatever else has a choice: Wear a mask, keep your distance or stay home! Give these poor medical workers AND your family a break. Stop the suffering, Protect yourself, it is your human duty to protect others as well! Don't be selfish. I'd rather wear a mask than a ventilator!

wow seeing all those needles and tubes on those patients breaks my heart. i can’t imagine being in a bed for weeks unable to breath and see my family. the medical team are amazing.

Here in Victoria Australia we are on the end of our 4th lockdown. We still have to wear masks indoors and theres so many restrictions on things. I hate the harsh lockdowns and we had a very harsh one last year for 4 months! But it helped. Everyone should be wearing masks and so many more restrictions. God bless the medical staff everywhere!

Salute too all the doctors and nurses that put their lives in danger to help the covid patients and. I lost my youngest cousin who was 31 years old recently to covid related complications 👏😭❤️❤️❤️

Thanks for your help NHS staff ♥️

I had COVID November of 2020. Stayed in the hospital for 4 and a half days never had to be on a ventilator. Doctors and nurses were awesome watched a lot of TV and visited with my roommate. He been in three weeks before I got in the room he was 72 years old. I did my best to get him to think positive and keep himself in a good mood. I hope he made it out and back to his wife.

This was one month ago and the Government has opened up again? God bless all the NHS staff.

My beautiful mum was admitted to arrowe park hospital she caught covid and died I never saw her again shes now with jesus no more tears no more pain sadness confusion shes happy now bless her she was a wonderful kind loving mum now shes with her saviour who died for her all of us

In December 2020 I was a paramedic responding to about five COVID-19 related calls a shift. Of those, about 80% were severe/critical patients. Now in December 2021 I've only had about 25% of the amount of COVID-19 calls compared to the prior year almost all of them have been mild symptoms. The ones that were severe were all unvaccinated. Just from my point of view, the vaccine is helping.

Deema Getting better really hit me with a huge wave of relief. She's so young, seeing her at her worst was jarring.

Imagine dieing alone in hospital and not being able to breath all because they didn't get the vaccine... I was shocked to see the hospital so full respect to all the doctors and nurses working so hard

What fantastic people, thank god we've got such brilliant NHS, so sorry for the patients who didn't make it

How can they take on so many patients when each patient can take up a bed for weeks? Surely they must turn a lot of people away. I was anti vax at the start but quickly got both jabs after seeing ICU patients in panicked and trying to breath. Il get the booster if it is offered too.

God bless all the healthcare workers💕

Only a fool would disrespect a novel killer virus that is this contagious.

COVID has given me long lasting effects unfortunately. Now I sometimes outta no where gasp for air for just a quick second and it goes away. Doesn't happen all the time and sometimes weeks will pass, but it never happened before until I had COVID and the cough I had was so bad for 3 months it was horrible and now it's lingered effects in me.

I'm so glad I didn't see my dad like this. This time last year I was desperate to see him before he passed, and when he did pass, I wanted to spend time with him, in the chapel of rest, but because he passed of covid, I wasn't allowed. A year on from when he was first infected and rushed to hospital, and next month is the first anniversary of his passing, I'm so glad I didn't see him and I have beautiful memories of him and not memories of him gasping for every breath he took, seeing him in a coma and on a ventilator, and subsequently passed away in his coffin.

RIP Tony 😢😭

i was in for just over 3 months,i did not have the vaccine, I was on a ventilator for nearly a month,a tracheostomy,sepsis,pneumonia,all over the christmas and new year- i will never forget the doctors,nurses ,physiotherapists - i learned the hard way-now i have had vaccine

I have been sharing these videos via social media. Hopefully, it makes some think.

bless these, and all, healthcare workers

Prayers going up 🙏

Well, that looks like hell. I got my shot when it was first offered.

I was in hospital last year. My GP called an ambulance due to an emergency. I was taken to hospital in an ambulance with paramedics presenting with a non-covid related illness. My mom is my main carer, I am wheelchair bound and suffer from the following diagnosis. Auto immune kidney disease, epilepsy, angina, atrial fibrillation, super ventricular tachycardia, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, chronic bronchitis, osteoporosis, and DDD. once I was assessed in the accident and emergency department I was moved to a ward called MAU. My mom was told in the accident and emergency department that she would have to leave. Even though she's my carer. When I was on the ward, I noticed how isolated I was from my family. It was impossible to get a signal on my phone. I asked for a jug of water multiple times. It took nearly 9 hours for me to get a drink. I was not offered any food, I'm on diabetic medication. The nursing staff just left me in the bed, they didn't seem to have a clue what to do. And I felt forgotten. I was only in for one night and felt worse for it. It was a very unpleasant experience, it didn't feel right not being able to see my family, especially my mom. I'm glad I didn't stay in long. due to the lack of food and fluids I would have definitely deteriorated. I can see why patients are dying quicker in hospital. I'm also suspicious that patients catch covid in hospital. Anyway I'm glad I'm home.

A great job these guys are doing for us all respect hope people learn from them how they are putting the life’s at risks and take this seriously .

We must take care of our hospital staff! They are on the frontline of this crisis and can only do so much for so long. The physical and mental toll is overwhelming, and yet we see staff being taken for granted with low pay, crushing schedules who are working quite literally till they drop. My daughter graduates nursing school in May and I shudder to think of her walking into the sheer chaos of this pandemic. Why is it that we are still reacting to Covid as if it were day one of the pandemic? Governments need to double down and come up with a plan that advocates for our hospital staff.

I hope this epidemic will disappear. I wish all love and happiness to all people, and let all evil disappear from this land. I wish more love and respect in this land and humanity first.☪️🌷❤️

These guys are just the best. Bless ya xx

Feel for the staff and the patients

This government and all that follow need to remember just what it took and has taken to get through these periods of terrible times, the general public also need to show massive amounts of respect towards the care staff on all fronts that worked through it and continue to do so . Rip to all those who did not make it through .

Can everyone remember right at the beginning of it all when they used the same hospital footage for UK, USA, Australia. Old MSM is finished.

God bless these healthcare workers, the nurses, the doctors and all the people that support them... God bless them all!

Such an eye-opener.

Please don't feed the trolls in this comment section. They are evil and want to steal your soul.

I had covid last year and it sucked

Well done all working on these Covid wards ✅😘

To have to be the one at a patients bedside in their last moments, to be the last connection those who die have, I can only try to imagine how mentally taxing it is to do it on a near daily basis. The idea of ppl thinking this is just the flu or a conspiracy is absolutely shameful. These ppl might as well have been there on D day taking care of injured soldiers.

Solidarity !

I was in coma for 6 weeks, had multiple organ failure, sepsis and pneumonia and when I came round I had lock-in syndrome. I had no physio at all whilst in ICU. The cramp was horrendous but all they would do for the pain was give me morphine rather than move my limbs. A year later I have only just left hospital and still in a wheelchair.

I'm From Canada & Vaxxed X2 I watched this & made the Right Decision . This is Not a Freedom thing & A Human Race Thing

It’s sad to see a machine the NHS being ran at full capacity but seeing it struggle to handle it is even more sad, years of constant funding cuts have weakened the machine instead of strengthening it over the decades since it was first made, it should have easily been able to handle the country’s needs and then some with ease a long time ago

Heroes!🙏🏻🙏🏻🍀🍀

See how important all the workers made a contribution as well

Prayers

Well done colleagues👊👊👊❤❤❤❤

I do not if these ever reach anyone. They make me feel better. Is there anything volunteers can assist. Taking coffee, making sure plent of towels, gloves, etc. Somethng to help. Our earth trives with voluteers.

Kudos to all frontlines 🙏🙏🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

I had covid in March of 2020. The aftermath is still troubling me four years later. I was in the hospital for a month, in a coma for three weeks, and when I woke up I couldn’t walk. I had to go into a nursing facility to learn how to walk again, amongst other things. Covid took my singing voice and I walk with a cane. I lack energy to do a lot of things. I’m back at work, but limited to what I can do. It frustrates me because I’m 56 years old.

God bless the Front-liners.🇬🇧

Heartbreaking 😭😭

God bless u all

Those who believe it is their right to choose not to be vaccinated should have to watch documentaries such as this one. The staff have done a phenomenal job and deserve all the support they can get. Dima has such a positive outlook, I hope she is well and hasn't suffered long term physical effects.

That was so sad 😞😥to watch Tony pass away I was getting mad because they had him keep talking on the interview knowing he had trouble breathing bless 🙌🙏😢him 👀good bye my friend

bLESS YOUR PEOPLE.

I worked in the COVID ward several times at the VA Hospital. I’ve seen several deaths and was saddened by it. I’m glad I’m back in OR and DPP😁

84 on vents , they are so critical, how to manage.

Despite meticulous care - double masking and hygiene, I tested positive this morning and have full- blown symptoms. What makes matters worse, is I live alone, don't have family here in the U.S. ( I live on the border) and don't drive. This makes it difficult to maneuver - shopping, going to the Dr., etc. I am on a fixed income and can't take an Uber - going by bus would be crazy as I feel weak and am coughing heavily.

I think there are far lot more heartless mental patients in the world who think that this is a hoax who need to be treated as a priority.