Couple’s bond strengthens during isolation
FOR couple Jacob, 67, and Valerie Bruiners, 71, spending time in a Covid19 isolation facility grew their love and strengthened their 35-year matrimonial bond.
Jacob said: “We bonded with each other and the place was peaceful. I have called this place ‘heaven’ because the staff wore white outfits, they treated us well, the other people using the service was friendly, and everyone was laughing and made me feel comfortable.”
Jacob, from Surrey Estate, uses a wheelchair and suffers from diabetes and hypertension.
He started having breathing difficulties at home which sounded alarm bells for the family who immediately took him to be tested for Covid-19 at Kensington Clinic.
Valerie volunteers to make food for a feeding scheme at a local community school. When her husband tested positive, she went for a test and the result was also positive.
After a health-care team discussed her options with her, they decided it would be best for her to isolate with her husband.
Valerie said: “After all, it is not right for a wife to be in a strange place without her husband. The staff were so helpful. They made arrangements to have me isolate in a double room with my husband.”
Jacob said the “love I have for my wife grew even stronger. When I saw my wife, I felt so much better and was very happy that we could be together again. My spirit was lifted,” he said.
The couple said they were also supported by their loved ones.
They said their family and friends had sent them messages of support and love.