While in isolation, she reportedly told doctors: "I don't want to use artificial respiration. Save it for younger patients. I already had a good life," Fox News and other media outlets are reporting.
Doctors told her daughter, Judith, about her mother's apparent final wishes, The New Zealand Herald and Het Laatste Nieuws reported.
Suzanne Hoylaerts, 90, sick from #COVID2019 refused the breathing assistance. She told the doctors : "I had a good life, keep it for the younger ones".
— Nicolas Quénel (@NicolasQuenel) March 27, 2020
She died few days ago.
We will not forget her sacrifice.https://t.co/UH2odgAH5t
Hoylaerts died March 22, Het Laatste Nieuws reported.
Belgium has at least 12,775 cases of coronavirus, with 705 deaths, as of Tuesday, according to Johns Hopkins University.
Hoylaerts' family is not sure where she picked up the virus, 7 sur 7, a Belgian news organization, reported.
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