At just 19-years old Joseph Flavill fell into an 11-month long coma after being hit by a car on March 1, 2020, and receiving a severe brain injury. Now, he has woken up his family is struggling to find a way to explain to him about the coronavirus pandemic and all of the tragic events that took place over the past couple of months.
The teen’s aunt said, “He won’t know anything about the pandemic as he’s been asleep for 10 months. A year ago if someone had told me what was going to happen over the last year, I don’t think I would have believed it. I’ve got no idea how Joseph’s going to come to understand what we’ve all been through.”
Joe Flavill, 19, has even had coronavirus twice while recovering from being hit by a carhttps://t.co/eIYBHUyc0D
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While in a coma Joseph was kept at Leicester General Hospital before being transferred to Adderley Green neurological rehabilitation center in Stoke-on-Trent during which time get caught coronavirus twice but thankfully recovered.
The family has decided to wait to explain the magnitude of the pandemic but they are letting him know through video chat that they can not be with him because of virus restrictions.
“We don’t really have the time to go into the pandemic hugely – it just doesn’t feel real does it? When he can actually have the face-to-face contact, that will be the opportunity to actually try to explain to him what has happened,” his aunt explained.
He has not yet made a full recovery but is able to move his limbs slightly and respond to family members through blinking and smiling.
