This story is part of a series: Inside Ireland's Covid Battle "I really genuinely didn't think I'd ever see her again." June Donlon shakes as she recalls the fear that her mother, Betty, might not survive Covid-19.
Betty tested positive for the virus in April. "The nightmare began when mum went into hospital on the 14th of April with something totally unrelated and unfortunately picked up the virus while in hospital.
She was diagnosed positive and that's when this hell began," June describes. For many, a Covid diagnosis is equally worrying for the family as it is for the patient. "I did get an awful shock, and my mum in hospital got an awful shock and didn't deal too well with it, but as the days went by she was coping quite well, things