It is sad to see that Captain Sir Tom Moore, has been hospitalised due to Covid-19
This man has probably done more, than anyone else in raising money for a good cause
He raised about 31 million quid ($57 million) for the National Health Service
People donated when he was walking laps, around his garden, and he broke two Guinness world records
He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth
He scored a number one single recording You'll Never Walk Alone with Michael Ball, with the proceeds going to the NHS
And he helped set up a charity.
He was being treated at home for pneumonia, and last week was tested positive for Covid-19
I can only say, all the best Sir Tom, stay strong, as in my opinion, you are an exceptional person
dogbox said
01:04 PM Feb 1, 2021
Apparently British Airways flew him and family free to Barbados in December, according to other reports. Just shows the perils of international travel against FCO advice!
this came out of a British news paper, bit strange they would do that considering his age an high risk with air travel
Tony Bev said
01:35 PM Feb 1, 2021
I was unaware of a holiday to Barbados, dogbox
I agree with you, that it was a very strange thing to do, considering his age, and the Covid outbreaks in England
Below is the link to the article I had read, which I forgot to put up
I was unaware of everything he had done, and the other people who had been inspired by him
I can only say, Sir Tom Moore, I dips my lid to you sir
rgren2 said
08:21 AM Feb 3, 2021
He has now passed away.
bgt said
12:02 PM Feb 3, 2021
Poor bugger. But his positive attitude is a lesson for all of us.
Tony Bev said
12:07 PM Feb 3, 2021
RIP, Sir Tom Moore
I believe that he was an inspiration to others
msg said
12:50 PM Feb 3, 2021
Of all people, why didn't they ensure he was safe and not put him in a position to catch it in the first place?
Tony Bev said
01:32 PM Feb 3, 2021
msg wrote:
Of all people, why didn't they ensure he was safe and not put him in a position to catch it in the first place?
Hi msg
I will assume that he caught it from someone, who did not know they were carrying it
From what I can make out, (I am only going from news articles), he had plenty of checks
He was negative when he entered hospital on January 12, for pneumonia, and was still negative when he returned home on January 22
He still had pneumonia, but they thought that he would be more comfortable, at home, and was being looked after by medical people, and family
He was found to be positive when checked at home on January 22
He returned to hospital on January 31, as his breathing had deteriated
msg said
01:49 PM Feb 3, 2021
Tony,
I acknowledge what you are saying. All I'm saying is, someone did not take sufficient care and an old and frail man died.
This is a completely different to those of us who take the risk of going out into the community everyday and yes we understand we could come across somebody with the virus who doesn't know they have it and catch it.
But, this poor old man was in his own bed and vulnerable to whoever visited him. He had no say. Just careless.
Tony Bev said
02:06 PM Feb 3, 2021
Hi msg
I can understand where you are coming from, and I also think that it was carelessness, as he had become someone to look up to, and I would guess, that he actually caught it in hospital, as (I think), you have it a few days, before you show positive on the test
Unfortunately (in my opinion), this is just one of the reasons for it being named as a pandemic.
You can not see it, you can not hear it, you can not smell it, by the time you feel it, it is too late, and you have already (unwillingly), passed it on to others
I am led to believe that the reason he did not receive a vaccine, was that he had pneumonia
I have no idea why he did not receive a vaccine, when it first came out
dogbox said
03:12 PM Feb 3, 2021
pneumonia how did he get ?
i had it once ,it was referred to as holiday pneumonia and fairly common 2-10 days after a long haul flight.
he would have been very susceptible to covid when he came down with pneumonia and went to hospital with all the sick people, an there are a lot of sick people in the UK
It is sad to see that Captain Sir Tom Moore, has been hospitalised due to Covid-19
This man has probably done more, than anyone else in raising money for a good cause
He raised about 31 million quid ($57 million) for the National Health Service
People donated when he was walking laps, around his garden, and he broke two Guinness world records
He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth
He scored a number one single recording You'll Never Walk Alone with Michael Ball, with the proceeds going to the NHS
And he helped set up a charity.
He was being treated at home for pneumonia, and last week was tested positive for Covid-19
I can only say, all the best Sir Tom, stay strong, as in my opinion, you are an exceptional person
this came out of a British news paper, bit strange they would do that considering his age an high risk with air travel
I was unaware of a holiday to Barbados, dogbox
I agree with you, that it was a very strange thing to do, considering his age, and the Covid outbreaks in England
Below is the link to the article I had read, which I forgot to put up
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-01/captain-tom-moore-in-hospital-and-tests-positive-with-covid-19/13107844
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Tom
I was unaware of everything he had done, and the other people who had been inspired by him
I can only say, Sir Tom Moore, I dips my lid to you sir
I believe that he was an inspiration to others
Hi msg
I will assume that he caught it from someone, who did not know they were carrying it
From what I can make out, (I am only going from news articles), he had plenty of checks
He was negative when he entered hospital on January 12, for pneumonia, and was still negative when he returned home on January 22
He still had pneumonia, but they thought that he would be more comfortable, at home, and was being looked after by medical people, and family
He was found to be positive when checked at home on January 22
He returned to hospital on January 31, as his breathing had deteriated
I acknowledge what you are saying. All I'm saying is, someone did not take sufficient care and an old and frail man died.
This is a completely different to those of us who take the risk of going out into the community everyday and yes we understand we could come across somebody with the virus who doesn't know they have it and catch it.
But, this poor old man was in his own bed and vulnerable to whoever visited him. He had no say. Just careless.
I can understand where you are coming from, and I also think that it was carelessness, as he had become someone to look up to, and I would guess, that he actually caught it in hospital, as (I think), you have it a few days, before you show positive on the test
Unfortunately (in my opinion), this is just one of the reasons for it being named as a pandemic.
You can not see it, you can not hear it, you can not smell it, by the time you feel it, it is too late, and you have already (unwillingly), passed it on to others
I am led to believe that the reason he did not receive a vaccine, was that he had pneumonia
I have no idea why he did not receive a vaccine, when it first came out
i had it once ,it was referred to as holiday pneumonia and fairly common 2-10 days after a long haul flight.
he would have been very susceptible to covid when he came down with pneumonia and went to hospital with all the sick people, an there are a lot of sick people in the UK