Dad nearly dies of Covid - then endures bleak battle with sepsis that left him hallucinating

Dad nearly dies of Covid - then endures bleak battle with sepsis that left him hallucinatingFinbarre Snarey, 48, was rushed to a hospital ward and bundled into a wheelchair when he heard staff talking about someone with sepsis - only to realise they were talking about himCommentsNewsAnders Anglesey News Reporter14:34, 22 Apr 2026View 4 ImagesFinbarre Snarey said he started to feel dizzy before an ambulance was called for him (Image: Finbarre Snarey/Cover Images)A dad who was rushed to hospital with Covid nearly died before facing a bleak battle with sepsis which saw him having vivid hallucinations, including one of a creature under his bed.‌Finbarre Snarey, 48, endured a horrendous bout of Covid and had already taken up the offer of two vaccinations before he fell seriously ill in June 2021. "The first time I had Covid, it left my chest feeling like a rusty mattress. Breathing was horrific," he remembered.‌"This time, my kids brought it home from school. I started to feel dizzy and we called an ambulance, but were told the wait would be eight hours." Instead, Finbarre checked his levels at home on an Oximeter he had, which delivered worrying results.‌View 4 ImagesFinbarre nearly died from COVID(Image: Finbarre Snarey/Cover Images)READ MORE: Thousands to get experimental vaccine as bird flu spead 'real possibility'READ MORE: Urgent warning of long Covid symptoms as number of cases rise in UK"I watched the numbers drop and drop. When it hit 90, my wife, Nik, took me to hospital. After that, things get blurry," he said. A normal blood oxygen reading is between 95 per cent and 100 per cent.Anything around 92 per cent or under is a sign to took urgent medical attention. When they got to hospital, Nik was not allowed inside, leaving Finbarre to fight on by himself.‌As a non-smoking vegetarian in good shape, who rarely drinks alcohol, he could not believe he'd fallen so ill. But as he was rushed into a ward, he was feverish, dis...