Forever Grateful to the Medical Staff Who Helped Me Beat COVID-19
To the Angels of Northern Westchester Hospital:
On Mar. 31, I was diagnosed with COVID-19. As a 91-year-old man, I did not know what that would mean for me or how serious things could become.
Despite being able to stay home to recuperate during the beginning of my illness,
there came a time when I had to be admitted to the hospital because the virus became too much for me to battle at home.
It was 1:30 a.m. during one of my nights there, when I awoke out of a sound sleep and was unable to move any part of my body. I could not blink, I could not move my arms or legs and the pain in my kidneys was unbearable. I pushed the panic
button for the nurses to come to my aid, and before I knew it, they were there by my side. These nurses tirelessly worked on me for over an hour doing everything they possibly could do to ensure I was alright and that my pain had subsided.
That night I did not know if I was going to make it to see another day, but with the help of God, the spirit of my recently deceased wife Josephine and those angels –those nurses – I was brought back.
I thank God for putting me in Room 613 at Northern Westchester Hospital. I could have not asked to have been in a better place with better frontline workers to help me fight this virus. Those beautiful nurses helped saved my life that night and helped me beat COVID-19 and I am forever grateful to them.
With Love and Gratitude,
Dominick Surace
Pleasantville
