Ward Nine: Coronavirus

Two of the patients in my room were put onto trolleys and taken out, and then two more women wheeled in. “This is now a Coronavirus ward,” said Susan. ' Alys Morgan was admitted to hospital on the 19th of April, with an unexplained sickness which had rendered her too weak to move. The next day she was diagnosed with Covid-19 – though staff understood her symptoms as little as the virus itself. This is one woman’s account of a pandemic no-one seemed prepared for – from the bed of a North-Wales hospital struggling to care for its multiplying patients. It’s a story of mothers and daughters, isolation and survival, love and loss. But most of all, it’s a testament to everything we owe those providing care – and comfort – on the new front line. This memoir is based on diary entries originally published online as part of The Hearth Centre's Tales of Lockdown series, and includes a Foreword from a Frontline Junior Doctor. A portion of book receipts will be donated to Mind Conwy who continue to support those, like Alys, who have been affected by the pandemic.