"Doctors told me it was a "dirty drug" and refused its use – but within hours of taking it I was breathing on my own"

How ivermectin hidden in chocolate saved my life

By Mark Sharman

A DESPERATE husband smuggled Ivermectin tablets into a hospital - hidden in chocolate bars. His grateful wife says: “It saved my life.”

Carol Hayes had been told she was probably going to die because she did not want to be ventilated. She says her doctor’s words were:

“If you don’t go on the ventilator we will try and help you but, once we get to a certain point, we stop.”

On doctor’s advice she tearfully telephoned her husband Mike to say her goodbyes.

Carol, 61, was refusing ventilation because, based on statistics she had seen, she feared she would not survive it. She and Mike had asked instead for ivermectin but were told by a consultant it was “a dirty drug” that was not part of the NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) protocol.

Mike frantically hit Google and email and connected with Dr Tess Lawrie of the British Ivermectin Recommendation Development Group.

To circumnavigate hospital rules he first tried hiding the tablets in a pencil case placed in a bag with Carol’s belongings, but when the bag reached her in ICU they had been removed.

Undaunted, Mike came up with his chocolate plan. He melted a bar of Tony’s Chocolonely, pushed a dose of ivermectin in each side, replaced the packaging and handed a bag to hospital security. This time it worked.

The doctors couldn’t believe it… they asked if the machine was broken

Carol says: “I waited until the nurse left ICU and took the tablets.”

By this time Carol was on oxygen but still refusing ventilation. Within hours of taking ivermectin her condition improved dramatically.

She says: “The doctor couldn’t believe it. He said it was impossible and asked the nurse if the machine had broken, but it hadn’t. I had gone from 100 per cent reliance to 30 per cent. I was breathing on my own.

After two more illicit chocolate deliveries Carol felt well enough to discharge herself and go home, without disclosing her secret.

Mike is angry with every aspect of his wife’s treatment at North Devon District Hospital in Barnstaple. He says that on arrival Carol tested positive for Covid-19 and was made to sit outside in the cold, even though she was clearly unwell (she had Covid pneumonia).

Once admitted, she felt intimidated by staff over her decision not to go on a ventilator and was even questioned to see if she was sound of mind.

He says: “We asked about ivermectin, which was refused, but I also asked for vitamins C and D and zinc. They said they didn’t have any.”

Today Carol is physically well but the experience has left her upset and tearful.

Nick says: “She can’t sleep properly. She has nightmares. They left her feeling there was no hope.”

News Uncut contacted North Devon Healthcare NHS Trust. At the time of writing, we have had no response.

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) states: Ivermectin is currently not approved in the UK for the prophylaxis or treatment of COVID-19, however clinicians may prescribe unlicensed medicines if, in their clinical judgement, there is no suitable licensed available alternative that is capable of meeting their individual patient needs. This is done under their own responsibility.”