An NHS worker has been given a 47% chance of surviving the next 20 years after developing a rare autoimmune disease thought to be a result of his exposure to Covid while working on the frontline in hospitals during the pandemic.
Back in 2020, former IT worker Piers Meynell, now aged 46, was excited to switch careers and qualify as a trainee nurse. He was just finishing his course when the pandemic hit in March, 2020. Deciding he still wanted to help, Piers signed up as a health care support worker in Morriston Hospital to look after the first wave of Covid patients.
“I was doing shifts in the Emergency Department right at the start of the first wave," explained Piers. You can read more stories about Swansea here.
