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A 53-year-old nurse experienced lasting flu-like symptoms before she died in hospital, while her husband is now critical in hospital with similar symptoms, their family have revealed. Wellington nurse Maria Packe-Leonard was described as being otherwise fit, healthy and vibrant before she fell ill with influenza symptoms earlier this month. Her brother, Darrell Packe, said the registered nurse began feeling sick and experienced lots of coughing about 10 days before she died.
“He could hardly walk up the stairs at home and it was almost too much effort for him to talk,” Packe told Stuff “We took him to the doctor and got him some medication but the next day his son rang me and told me to get there fast. “I suspect that, for John, the flu has been compounded by the grief. His immune system probably wasn’t as strong.” Doctors said John has developed a blood infection which is affecting his lungs and kidneys.
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