Michael Rosen Interview, BBC Radio 4, Today Programme, 29 June, 2020

Michael Rosen on the NHS, seven weeks on a ventilator, and his gradual recovery from Covid-19

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000kgnm

From the 1 hour 50 minute point

“They handed me a piece of paper and said you’ve got a 50/50 chance.  I said ‘Well are you telling me that’s better than the chance I’ve got now? Are you telling me I might not wake up?’ and they said ‘Yes’, then I signed something.”