Glen Grundle from Coleraine gave evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry on the impact of Covid-19 restrictions on funerals and wakes in Northern Ireland. He described his mother Milda Grundle's hospital experience in early April 2020. Milda Grundle had multiple sclerosis.

Staff at the hospital pressed her to accept a do-not-resuscitate order upon admission. A consultant assessed her quality of life based on her use of a hoist and reliance on carers. Grundle challenged the consultant by phone. He contacted politicians and spoke to media outlets. The consultant was reassigned from the case.

Efforts continued to secure agreement on the order. Hospital staff informed her that ventilators were unavailable in intensive care. Media reports at the time highlighted strains on health service capacity amid patient surges elsewhere. Grundle holds that his mother lost a survival opportunity.

The do-not-resuscitate form required three signatures but received only one from the consultant. Grundle seeks details on her care and Covid-19 infection source. He campaigns for an inquest into her death as part of the Northern Ireland Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice group.

Grundle noted restrictions limited family gatherings for funerals and wakes, central to local customs. He linked unresolved questions to prolonged grief, similar to patterns in other inquiries. Marie McArdle and Julie McMurray also testified that day. The inquiry sits in London with remote witnesses.