Sean Hunte's family was called three times to say their goodbyes to the 58-year-old teacher.
Sean Hunte, pictured with his wife Jennie, was in hospital for 203 days after developing Covid at the unitSean Hunte, 58, was treated at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, and spent half of that time in critical care.
He was taken ill in January and went to hospital to be treated for diabetes and pancreatitis before catching Covid whilst at the unit. As the hospital's longest-serving patient, his family turned out three times to say their final goodbyes.His wife Jennie said: "They sent this palliative care consultant to see me, and she talked me through whatever the process was, the different drugs they would use to help him pass.image captionMr Hunte, who lives in Norwich, said there were many times when he thought he would not survive and was even told by doctors he was very close to death.
"Sean was on the brink of death. He was in multi-organ failure with a very grim outlook given that he had two major illnesses, namely acute pancreatitis and Covid," said the consultant who led his surgery team, Dr Bhaskar Kumar.image captionMr Hunte left hospital on Friday and urged people who have not been vaccinated against the virus to get a jab."You've got to get a vaccine. You've got to protect yourself, protect your loved ones. It's too much.
Mr Hunte, who loves food and dancing, requires aids to help him walk, but said he planned to be back on the dancefloor soon.Find BBC News: East of England on
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