When Gez Ossai awoke from his covid-induced coma in 2020, his first thoughts were for the residents of his care home.
“It was all he could worry about,” explains his wife Amy, 46, who lives with him in Longford, Gloucestershire.
“I said come on Gez you’re seriously ill in hospital here, I’m not going to bring your laptop in!”
This dedication to his job as care home manager is exactly why judges chose Gez, 58, as the winner of the Daily Mirror’s carer competition for Thank You Day, which meant he got to meet Tony Christie.
Gez was able to dine with Amarillo singer Tony, 80, who was recently diagnosed with dementia, as well as watch him record his charity cover of Andrew Gold 1978 hit Thank You For Being A Friend, which raises money for the disease.
