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Stephen Hawking's family donates his ventilator
Deutsche Welle ^ | 04.22.2020 | am/rc (AFP, Reuters)

Posted on 04/22/2020 10:07:13 PM PDT by Olog-hai

On Wednesday, the Royal Papworth Hospital in the city of Cambridge in the UK received a unique donation — the personal ventilator of world-renowned physicist Stephen Hawking. Hawking’s family made the donation to help the hospital fight COVID-19.

“After our father passed away, we returned all the medical equipment he used that belonged to the NHS but there were some items which he bought for himself. We are now passing them to the NHS in the hope they will help in the fight against COVID-19,” said Lucy Hawking, the daughter of Stephen Hawking. […]

Lucy Hawking said that the care her father had received at the Papworth hospital was “brilliant, dedicated and compassionate.” Dr. Mike Davies, clinical director for respiratory medicine at Papworth, said that the hospital was grateful to the Hawking family for donating his ventilator.

The hospital has now added Hawking’s ventilator to additional machines that will be used to treat the most critical patients of COVID-19. …

(Excerpt) Read more at dw.com ...


TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Local News
KEYWORDS: coronavirus; covid19; hawking; kungflu; lucyhawking; moogoogaipandemic; nhs; papworth; stephenhawking; ufos; ventilator; virtuesignaling; wuhanvirus

1 posted on 04/22/2020 10:07:13 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

YUCK

I hope they professionally sanitize the hell out of that


2 posted on 04/22/2020 10:15:18 PM PDT by A_Former_Democrat (Open up America! Enough! COMMUNISM was and IS the problem Boycott China)
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To: Olog-hai

Ain’t that special.....


3 posted on 04/22/2020 10:15:48 PM PDT by norcal joe
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To: Olog-hai

Hard pass for me.


4 posted on 04/22/2020 10:15:58 PM PDT by Salvavida
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To: A_Former_Democrat

That’s a hell of a lot of slobber...


5 posted on 04/22/2020 10:16:04 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (AOC the bartender would have had to work on the second floor at Miss KittyÂ’s saloon...)
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To: norcal joe

Mighty white of em...


6 posted on 04/22/2020 10:16:56 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (AOC the bartender would have had to work on the second floor at Miss KittyÂ’s saloon...)
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To: Olog-hai

British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking attends a barbecue on Jeffrey Epstein's Caribbean island Little St James while attending a conference on neighbouring island St Thomas in March 2006

7 posted on 04/22/2020 10:21:05 PM PDT by maggief
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To: A_Former_Democrat

That was my exact reaction!


8 posted on 04/22/2020 10:24:48 PM PDT by JoSixChip (WuHoo flu is going to get you!)
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To: Olog-hai

Not going to touch that with a ten to the infinite power pole.


9 posted on 04/22/2020 10:31:04 PM PDT by ResponseAbility (The truth of liberalism is the stupid can feel smart, the lazy entitled, and the immoral unashamed)
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To: maggief

The last person on earth I would have guessed had attended an Epstein event. WTH?


10 posted on 04/22/2020 10:38:18 PM PDT by smvoice (I WILL NOT WEAR THE RIBBON.)
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To: Olog-hai

oh brother


11 posted on 04/22/2020 10:41:53 PM PDT by 867V309 (Lock Her Up)
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To: Olog-hai

Gee, thanks.


12 posted on 04/22/2020 10:53:18 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: Olog-hai
We are now passing them to the NHS in the hope they will help in the fight against COVID-19,” said Lucy Hawking, the daughter of Stephen Hawking.

That's great but why are they announcing it?

Who the ___ sends out a press release with charitable contributions?

13 posted on 04/22/2020 11:31:53 PM PDT by Spirochete (GOP: Gutless Old Party)
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To: Olog-hai

And you guys thought that it was only him that was twisted in the brain. Turns out its genetic.


14 posted on 04/23/2020 1:39:26 AM PDT by Delta 21 (Be strong & prosper, be weak & die! Stay true.... ~~ Donald J. Trump)
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To: maggief

15 posted on 04/23/2020 1:41:10 AM PDT by Delta 21 (Be strong & prosper, be weak & die! Stay true.... ~~ Donald J. Trump)
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To: Olog-hai

Will they really use it....doubtful.


16 posted on 04/23/2020 1:46:39 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Olog-hai

To little to late


17 posted on 04/23/2020 8:03:08 AM PDT by bobrlbob
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To: smvoice

“The last person on earth I would have guessed had attended an Epstein event. WTH?”

He liked to watch.


18 posted on 04/23/2020 6:51:34 PM PDT by slouper (LWRC SPR 5.5 6)
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