A positive read.
I’ve seen two post on Facebook about this and was hoping it was a reputable source and factually correct.
The masks are being made by a factory in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, apparently and they are producing 100 a day.
It was used at the weekend, successfully on a COVID patient and should reduce the number who’s illness progresses to needing ITU care. So more lives saved.
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Stay safe everyone!
Wendy xx
Blooming marvellous! It's bringing out the best of British innovation! Thanks for sharing! xxx
Hello x
It put a smile on my face this morning.
100 masks being made a day, that a 100 lives potentially being saved.
I think that’s been one of the most harrowing parts on the TV and media coverage for me. Where all Intensive Care beds are full but more and more new patients arriving by the day, so the doctors trying to decide who stands the best chance of surviving and helping them, at others expense.
Hopefully these innovations will have a fantastic impact on this public health crisis.
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Wendy x
Amazing thank you Wendy. Good to know Wales is contributing to the fight xx
Yes! It’s not all bad here after all!
But seriously, we know it’s not the front line doctors and nurses fault what’s happened in Wales, it’s the management and politics that have let people down.
Love the thought of these masks being produced so quickly! We might reach a peak in 2 weeks, so these will be needed and used.
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Xx
Yes! Innovative ideas coming through in desperate times.
I’m hoping these ventilators will save many lives.
Also, very clever how they clean the air in the room too, making it a safer environment for the staff too.
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How are you doing?
xx
That doctor deserves a special award. Amazing what he's produced in so short a time. Wendy. Thanks for sharing such a positive post. Keep well and safeXx
Yes, it’s given me a good feeling this morning.
As you know, our local health board has been struggling a lot. They have one of the biggest deficits in any health board. Providing basic care is difficult at the best of times and many horrible stories circulate about people being let down.
I know they will more than struggle to cope with the influx of COVID 19 patients.
Going through my head was, if I or any family members get this and need to go to hospital for care and oxygen (at the least) I’m not sure they’ll have enough beds, let alone Intensive Care beds. I dread to think how few they have. It’s scary knowing that.
So this gave me hope. If this mask was used successfully at the weekend and it may stop patients needing IC then the doctors aren’t having to make so many decisions about who to save and that mask alone might save a lot of people.
I bet your toe is causing you a lot of pain and mentally now, you have no idea when it’s going to be done. It’s such a difficult time, all round.
How’s self isolating going? Are you coping with medication and food?
xx
Your Article has given me such a boost Wendy thank you so much. Its wonderful too learning of people working together. I hate the thought like you of losing valuable members of our medical teams thru this and ourselves. Hoping this mask will stop those awful decisions.
Our local hospital is now ready and not doing anything else. Just hope it peaks soon like Italy. We're about two weeks behind them!.
Its also hard , now my leg injections are wearing off, three months exactly relief they've given so having two lots of tough pain is hard. Anyway, just got to make the best of it and be grateful.
We've had offers of help via our Residents Association as all 3 of us are in the at risk group and from a friend who lives near. Not sure about getting prescriptions but dad can go out just for those things. We did stock up so we'll be fine. Just have had no info from Gp surgery or Rheumy dept yet. Its all so unsettling!.
Did enjoy the sun today in the back garden for 10 mins Vit D. Lovely seeing spring plants coming thru. It will help us thru.
Do keep safe and well and hope the school lessons going well. Xx
Go Wales!!!
I know! Positive NHS Wales news. Exciting! Let’s hope these three items save lots of lives. xx
I say to my children daily that we are fortunate to have such a great volume of resources and smart people who can help us. We are not living in the 1900’s.
I will let my children know of this tomorrow, to give them some positive news.
Thank you for sharing xxx
Yes! I spoke to my children about it! They were really enthusiastic. And as they were Welsh it was good for them to hear me praising the Welsh doctor who has designed this ventilator. That doctor was an army medic too, so obviously used to having to improvise in life or death situations. I hope he gets recognition for this, when things are back to “normal”.
I have also heard that Dyson have switched to making masks as well. Not sure if that’s true. But such a great feeling that people want to help and are pulling together for the sake of our country.
Remind me how old your children are?
I have 2 boys, 16, 14 and my daughter is 12. I am trying not to let them watch too much news etc. To be honest, I’m trying to avoid it myself. When you’re in isolation and the TV is like a movie story, all death and not much hope, it’s just too much to deal with mentally.
We are very lucky to have a garden. My 3 have been out every day. Football. Exercising. Sat in the sun. I think we’d all go a little crazy without an outdoor space.
I am very conscious of their mental health through all of this. And it’s making me think, will life ever be the same again? At the very least we will have so many grieving families and many medics will have PTSD. No one will ever forget this.
But let’s hope we can limit the spread of it as much as possible and these 3 designs save lives that might have been lost.
Wendy xx
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I'm pleased you are breathing better. xxx
I'm so glad you said that - about your sore throat. I am not glad you have it. But I've been having that too.
I have had an extremely sore throat for a couple of weeks. Like raw sore. I had this when I was diagnosed for months and months. Like I had swallowed glass was how I described it at the time. It's definitely a symptom of my lupus - even though when an ENT put a camera up my nose and down my throat and said he couldn't see anything, (back in 2014) I know it was there and I was not imagining it.
I've also got that Sjogren's dry, unproductive cough that flares for a few days or a week and then disappears for a while again.
But with everything going on, I've been paranoid it's something else. I've had pains in my neck, a few headaches here and there and have had to take paracetamol, not sleeping well, quite restless (also indicates a flare for me) and I've been taking my temperature and I've reached 38.7 on 4 or 5 occasions. I had a cough waking yesterday that made me feel like I needed to clear my throat, but there wasn't anything there. (I do get a high temp at times and that is also normal for me).
I've also been completely shattered. I'm not getting up as early, as the children don't have to get the bus to school. But by 3 pm my eyes are ready to close whatever I'm doing and I haven't successfully fought it every day. I've had to have a lie down. But I've been at home doing not much now since last Wednesday. So this is 9th day of self isolation. Why am I so tired???
I just think I'm paranoid. Is it a cold. Is it Corona Virus? Is it a flare?
I think that at times I have become quite anxious. I guess we all have. Worrying about what might be, my 3 children who had to go to school until last Friday and my hubby still working now - they've had a confirmed cases where he works - but that was more than 7 days ago now. Even so, I am worried about my husband being exposed to it or bringing it home to me.
And that extraordinary worry we have right now, as the term used is "unprecedented times", I think it's all just worn me right out.
I am grateful that we are now all home for the weekend and the weather is to stay dry. It's quote warm out there now. Hubby is playing tennis with the boys, on their make shift court and my daughter is baking a cake - that's the flour and eggs gone - no flour to be found anywhere - but she's happy.
I hope you are getting plenty of rest and are able to get your meds and groceries delivered.
Take care
Wendy xx
