Heartache as woman fighting Covid in ICU loses baby
Marezanne Lennox was 30 weeks pregnant when she was admitted to hospital in early last month.
Lennox initially did not show severe symptoms of Covid-19, but her health quickly deteriorated and she lost her unborn baby within days.
Now, after more than 20 days in an intensive care unit (ICU), Lennox has to learn to walk and breathe again.
In a WhatsApp voice message, Lennox thanked her family and relatives: “To each of you who prayed for us and supported us, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. You will never know what it meant to us.
“I hope each of you is doing well. I’m still in ICU at the moment, but it’s going well. I am now on 30% oxygen. I’m off all the ventilators. Looks like I’ll be moving to a general ward this week. So far everything looks good and only by God’s grace,” she said.
Lennox’s father, Skip Scheepers, said that only when his daughter was discharged from hospital would they hold a funeral for the lost baby boy. The family has decided to keep the baby’s name private.
“She is doing very well, under the circumstances. The trachea tube in her throat has also been removed. The hole in the throat apparently heals quickly…
“She can walk between 10m and 20m. She also sat in the sun for the first time yesterday.”
Lennox was only informed about her baby’s death on the day she underwent surgery to remove her dead baby.
Scheepers said Lennox’s husband met with undertakers last Tuesday, to plan the baby’s funeral.
To each of you who prayed for us and supported us, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart.