Linda Lusardi admits COVID-19 made her feel like she wanted to die

‘We were praying we wouldn’t wake up!’ Linda Lusardi, 61, admits COVID-19 symptoms made her feel like she wanted to die after she and husband Sam Kane contracted deadly virus

  • The former glamour girl is recovering at home following a 10-day stint in hospital
  • Linda revealed she could feel herself ‘drifting away’ and thought she may die
  • Linda and husband Sam battled the virus at home before being taken to hospital
  • She said: ‘It got to the stage where both of us were praying we wouldn’t wake up because it was so bad’
  • Sam said that he thinks he may have caught the virus during a business meeting and passed it onto his wife while she cared for him in their home 

Linda Lusardi has admitted her COVID-19 symptoms made her feel like she ‘wanted to die’ after she and her husband Sam Kane contracted with virus.

The former glamour girl, 61, who is now recovering at home following a 10-day stint in hospital, said that she felt full of despair before being rushed to hospital.

Linda revealed that at one stage she could feel herself ‘drifting away’ and doctors told her that they couldn’t guarantee she would survive the illness.

Shocking: Linda Lusardi has admitted her COVID-19 symptoms made her feel like she ‘wanted to die’ after she and her husband Sam Kane contracted with virus

After being discharged from hospital, Linda spoke to the Sun, and said: ‘It got to the stage where both of us were praying we wouldn’t wake up because it was so bad.’

Her husband Sam, 51, added: ‘We just looked at each other and said, “Look, we can’t take this anymore”, adding that they weren’t sure if they would live or die.

Sam said that he thinks he may have caught the virus during a business meeting and passed it onto his wife while she cared for him in their home. 

Linda revealed that her symptoms began with a fever and feeling rough before she began deteriorating to the point where she wanted to make herself sick to feel relief.

Helpless: The former glamour girl, 61, who is now recovering at home following a 10-day stint in hospital, said that she felt full of despair before being rushed to hospital

The couple’s son Jack, 20, made the decision to call an ambulance for them where they were given oxygen and driven to hospital.

Linda, who was left fearing that she would never see her children again, said: ‘I was lying on the bed and had my arm over my head and thought, ‘I’m going, this is it, I could feel myself drifting away.’

The former Page 3 girl is now back at home following her hospital stay and said she still feels tired and sometimes breathless as she recovers from the virus.

Grateful: Linda and Sam’s daughter Lucy had previously lauded NHS staff for helping her parents through their respective coronavirus battles (pictured together in March 2018)

Praise: She issued her statement after the Clap For Carers tribute, which saw people up and down the country honour the NHS by standing outside their house applauding

Sam recently praised the National Health Service for their incredible work while updating followers on Linda’s condition. 

Linda and Sam’s daughter Lucy had previously lauded NHS staff for helping her parents through their respective coronavirus battles. 

She wrote on Instragram: ‘I would like to say a personal thank you to all the wonderful staff that nursed my amazing dad back to health and all the staff currently looking after my beautiful mum, helping her recover from this awful virus…

Thank you! Sam recently praised the National Health Service for their incredible work while updating followers on Linda’s condition

‘You’re all incredible. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.’ 

Earlier on Thursday, Linda paid tribute to her friend Eddie Large after he died aged 78 from coronavirus, days after she left hospital following a battle with the infection.

Linda said she and Sam were ‘devastated’ at the passing of the TV legend, with his family saying he contracted coronavirus in hospital, where he was being treated for heart failure.

She wrote: ‘We are devastated at the news that our wonderful friend Eddie Large has died from the virus. Our love and best wishes go to his beautiful wife Patsy and his family.’

Tribute: Linda paid tribute to comedian friend Eddie Large after he died aged 78 from coronavirus, days after she left hospital following a battle with the infection (pictured August 2019)

The actress also shared a beautiful photo of Eddie with his wife Patsy Scott on Instagram and tagged husband Sam.   

Eddie, one half of the famous comedy double act Little and Large, died at the age of 78 after contracting coronavirus in hospital while being treated for heart failure, his family revealed on Thursday.

The Glasgow-born comedian, whose real name was Edward Hugh McGinnis, was known for his partnership with Syd Little which spanned five decades after winning Opportunity Knocks in 1971.

Much missed: The actress also shared a beautiful photo of Eddie with his wife Patsy Scott on Instagram and tagged husband Sam (pictured in 2003)

Tribute: She wrote: ‘We are devastated at the news that our wonderful friend Eddie Large has died from the virus. Our love and best wishes go to his beautiful wife Patsy and his family

Eddie, a lifelong Manchester City fan who lived with his wife Patsy in Portishead, near Bristol, died alone in hospital because of a ban on visitors during the current crisis with his son Ryan saying ‘his heart was sadly not strong enough to fight’ coronavirus. He had a heart transplant in 2003.

His agent Peter Mansfield said today: ‘His family were very sad not to be able to be in the same room as him, touching him, in the last week because of coronavirus. They were only able to speak on the phone which was obviously very sad for them. But they wanted to say thank you to the NHS which was fantastic throughout.’

He added: ‘The family wanted to say how grateful they are for the extra 17 years that they have had with Eddie. And a huge thank you to the donor and the donor’s family.’ 

Tragic: Linda said she and Sam were ‘devastated’ at the passing of the TV legend, with his family saying he contracted coronavirus in hospital, where he was being treated for heart failure (above in 2017)

Source: Read Full Article