Former children’s laureate Michael Rosen, 73, is ‘still poorly’ with coronavirus after spending an night in intensive care a week ago, his family say
- Michael Rosen ‘still poorly’ after being taken to ICU with suspected coronavirus
- His family say he has shown signs of improvement but recovery ‘long’ process
- The author was taken to intensive care last Sunday, unclear if he’s still in ICU
Former children’s laureate Michael Rosen is ‘still poorly’ with suspected coronavirus after spending a night in intensive care last week, his family have revealed.
A tweet on the author’s account said he was stable with signs of improvement, but warned that the road to recovery was a ‘long, hard process’.
His family thanked fans for their well-wishes in another tweet today, but asked for privacy so they can ‘concentrate all our love and energies on him’.
Rosen, 73, is known for works including We’re Going On A Bear Hunt, Little Rabbit Foo Foo and Chocolate Cake, and was children’s laureate between 2007 and 2009.
Michael Rosen’s family said he was ‘stable’ and ‘alert’ having been moved to ICU ward last Sunday
He is believed to have been moved to intensive care on Sunday, though it is unclear if he is still in the ICU.
On April 5, his family said: ‘Michael continues to receive excellent care from great NHS.
‘He is still poorly but has remained stable this week with some positive signs of improvement.
‘It’s a long, hard process for Michael but he knows he has ALL our love & support.’
In an update today, they added: ‘ I know people are anxious for news of Michael but I’m afraid I can’t update every day. It is a very difficult time.
Rosen, 73, (pictured, right, with a family member) is known for works including We’re Going On A Bear Hunt, Little Rabbit Foo Foo and Chocolate Cake
The former children’s laureate’s family thanked his Twitter followers ‘for all their kind concern’
‘Can I please ask you now to respect Michael’s privacy & allow us as a family to concentrate all our love and energies on him.’
Before he was taken to hospital, the popular children’s author had been charting his battle with illness to Twitter followers.