After 25 days In Intensive Care Unit (ICU) On A Ventilator At PRHC, Darlene Beats COVID-19

Now this is a heartwarming post about resilience. A woman named Darlene was the first patient to be admitted to Peterborough Regional Health Centre with COVID-19.

PRHC reports on their Facebook page that “after 25 days in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) on a ventilator and three weeks on an inpatient unit, she was discharged home after testing negative for COVID-19.”

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“Everyone was determined I was going to live and I did,” Darlene says in the video PRHC posted. “I am your number one admission for COVID and I’m going home.”

Watch the beautiful video below about her journey…

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