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‘Extremely lonely and really terrified’: What it’s like when both your kids come down with coronavirus

‘Extremely lonely and really terrified’: What it’s like when both your kids come down with coronavirus

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April 09, 2020 23: 18:44

When Bettina Rowley’s two young kids, aged 5 and 3, tested favorable to coronavirus, she and the kids were separated in a medical facility room.

Key points:

  • Brother Or Sisters Charlotte and Frederick Rowley both developed heats and dry coughs in a matter of hours
  • The people working in the hospital taught Ms Rowley how to work the machines so they would not have to get in the space too much
  • After being identified with coronavirus Charlotte had a sore throat and lost her taste

“[The staff] stated to us, ‘Look, we don’t want to come in here too often, just in an absolute emergency’. So they showed me how to work the machines,” Ms Rowley stated.

” As a mum, you’re similar to, ‘oh my gosh’.

” They’re constantly stating kids

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