Help The Hungry: How food deliveries gave musician a ‘real lifeline’ after coronavirus left her unable to cook
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A struggling musician who felt like she was at “death’s door” due to coronavirus has told how receiving daily meals through the Help The Hungry campaign has been a “real lifeline”. Shay Khan, 40, said she “couldn’t walk”, felt weak and dizzy and had to “remember to breathe” at the height of her battle. The Hackney-based artist, who lives alone with her two cats Suki and Kiki, said she felt like she was at “death’s door” and was “really alone and scared” in her flat during the illness. Shay Khan has been using Made In Hackney for about three weeks “They said sometimes people get another blow when they are almost over the virus and that is what probably happened to me.
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