Toronto COVID-19 survivor says ‘dying alone’ was her greatest fear He was admitted to the Cite de la Sante hospital in Laval, where doctors initially gave him oxygen, then placed him in a coma and on a ventilator.
His body started breaking down.“It just happened so quickly and I think it was just the worst day of our lives when he went on the ventilator,” said Elizabeth Scoufaras.Peter developed myriad complications while in the coma, including blood clots and double pneumonia.
He had a trachea inserted, and lost 40 pounds. In all, he lay unconscious for five weeks, fighting for his life.“It did not look very good, I was in a very bad condition,” he said.His daughter added, “It was devastating.