A longtime nurse at Peace Arch Hospital has died from complications of COVID-19. She is the first nurse in B.C. to have succumbed to the virus.
Diana Law is being remembered as a dedicated, attentive patient-care co-ordinator at Peace Arch Hospital, who spent her life helping people in need.
91裸聊视频淒iana was committed to the care of her patients and the well-being of her colleagues. She was a very giving person 91裸聊视频� easy to talk to, and quick to step in where help was needed,91裸聊视频� her obituary reads.
Law, 57, died on April 14.
She is survived by her children Sydney, 19, Alexander, 16, her mother Minlin, sister Sylvia and brother Michael.
Her husband, Glen Culshaw, was married to her for nearly 30 years. Culshaw and Law, who both attended high school at Queen Elizabeth Secondary, first met at a party in 1981.
OBITUARY:
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91裸聊视频淎fter that we met up and that was it.91裸聊视频�
Asked what kind of person Law was, Culshaw said he91裸聊视频檚 been asked that question all day.
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Culshaw said said he noticed a change in his wife91裸聊视频檚 temperament around Christmas time.
91裸聊视频淪he wasn91裸聊视频檛 as happy as she would be, usually. So then I started pressuring her to go to the doctor.91裸聊视频�
Thinking it was a reaction to the medication she was taking for a kidney transplant she had eight years ago, which is something that happened prior, they booked an appointment at the kidney clinic on New Year91裸聊视频檚 Eve.
In the hospital, staff checked her blood pressure and attempted to use a finger scanner to read her blood oxygen level, but couldn91裸聊视频檛 find a reading.
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Law was immediately transferred to the emergency room, but Culshaw wasn91裸聊视频檛 allowed inside the hospital due to COVID-19 concerns.
91裸聊视频淎 couple hours later, they phoned me and said that she91裸聊视频檚 not going home. She91裸聊视频檚 staying. And you need to go get tested because she tested positive.91裸聊视频�
A few days later, Law was put on a ventilator. Doctors also put her on an ECMO machine, which filters blood to an artificial lung, adding oxygen and removing carbon dioxide. Law was also given blood thinners and steroids.
She eventually started to suffer abdominal bleeding, which needed to be repaired in the operating room.
Then, Curslaw said, she got blood clots in her hands and feet.
91裸聊视频淏asically, when she died, if she had lived they would have had to cut off one of her hands and one of her feet, and toes and fingers from the other ones. Her kidneys had shut down, she was on constant dialyses, and her lungs were so scarred they didn91裸聊视频檛 know if she would ever get off a ventilator,91裸聊视频� Curslaw said.
Shortly after her death, Law91裸聊视频檚 colleagues posted condolences to her family and shared memories of the nurse, who worked at PAH for more than 25 years.
91裸聊视频淲orked with Diana. She was one of those people you just wanted to give a big squishy hug to (although she hated that). Always smiling, always looking out for everyone. One of the genuinely good people in this world,91裸聊视频� Aliya K wrote on Twitter.
91裸聊视频淒iana was a well loved PCC at PAH. She was the steady hand that steered the ship in any crisis. She was a quiet strength and everyone loved and respected her,91裸聊视频� Sheila Rhodes wrote.
The BC Nurses91裸聊视频� Union posted a statement expressing great sadness over Law91裸聊视频檚 death.
91裸聊视频淥n behalf of the entire elected Council, know that this tragedy has affected the leadership of this union deeply. We have taken the unusual step to darken our website, to show our respect and convey our collective sorrow,91裸聊视频� the statement read.
91裸聊视频淭he loss is a sombre reminder of the sacrifices that each of you are making during the COVID-19 pandemic. During this time of distress, sorrow, and reflection our union will not stop in our efforts to support nurses of BC.91裸聊视频�
In her Monday press conference, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry confirmed Law was the first nurse in B.C. to die of COVID-19.
91裸聊视频淚t is a tragedy. It is something that affects all of us in the health care system when one of our own passes away,91裸聊视频� Henry said.
In lieu of a memorial service, the family is asking people to consider registering as an organ donor, to donate to the B.C. Kidney Foundation, Diabetes Canada, UBC/VGH Hospital Foundation or the local food bank.
aaron.hinks@peacearchnews.com
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