Family of 15th Victorian to succumb to COVID-19 have issued a plea for people to take the virus seriously after watched the grandfather take his last breath via video call
His son Frank Franzoni said the family were struggling to come to terms with the sudden loss of their "rock".AdvertisementLoading
"But he didn’t sound 100 per cent, so I called back an hour later and he asked me to call for [an ambulance]. I hung up and arranged for one and that was the last time I ever got to speak to my father."An ambulance arrived at Mr Franzoni's home and rushed him to hospital a short time later. He was heavily sedated and unable to communicate with his family. He was diagnosed with COVID-19 two days later.
Giuseppe Franzoni died 90 minutes after that phone call, his family watching through a video stream set up by hospital staff. "He was absolutely larger than life. He loved his family and would travel to the end of the world for them, but he expected the same in return, so this is so hard.
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