What happened to this COVID-19 survivor from Georgia is nothing short of a miracle. Just when her family had decided to take her off the ventilator, Lisa Martin suddenly woke up after being in an induced coma for over a month. The odds were stacked against the 49-year-old when she was admitted to the Memorial
‘Those words were so powerful to me that day. They were exactly what I needed to hear.’
Stalen has a huge personality!!! He loves to be a trickster. He is very easy going (most days) and always smiling. He is pure sunshine! If he is upset there is usually a reason why. He has a fighting spirit, a giant heart and big twinkling blue eyes. He is our hero! He rises to
Hospital hires adorable tabby as newest ‘security cat’ after hanging around the facility for a year
While most employers require their security staff to be physically and mentally strong, this hospital in Richmond, Australia, chose to waive that qualification for one adorable applicant – a cat. Meet Elwood, an orange-white tabby feline who’s also the newest member of Epworth Hospital’s security team. While most guards look tough, Elwood is quite the
Service dog helps woman get through cancer treatments thanks to ‘super suit’
In these trying times, super heroes, in all shapes and forms, have stood out for their assistance to those in need. Not all heroes wear capes but as part of heightened safeguards against COVID-19, this therapy pet wears a ‘super suit’ to help a woman through her cancer treatments. We have hailed medical workers, sanitation
Husband who can’t be with pregnant wife inside hospital sets up ‘date nights’ outside
Being admitted to the hospital alone without any family is difficult, especially for a woman like Shona Moeller, who’s experiencing a delicate pregnancy. At 28 weeks pregnant, she’s been on bed rest in an Illinois institution for the past six weeks awaiting the birth of her first child. Her husband, Robert “Bob” Conlin, couldn’t be
Mother and daughter left Arkansas to work at the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic
In April, two women traveled from Arkansas to New York, part of a cavalry of health care workers who had decided to work in the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. While their actions were nothing short of heroic, these two women are particularly noteworthy – Uchenna Onyia-Murphy and Ona Onyia are mother and daughter who
This family of four are all nurses working as frontliners in the same hospital
A family of 4 – mom, dad and their two children- are all nurses at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. A lot of kids follow their parents’ passion. As they grow up, they eventually adapt to their parents’ work environment and end up doing the same jobs like theirs. This is exactly what happened
This 90-year-old woman credits God and potato soup for beating coronavirus
March 9, 2020—it was Monday when Cami Neidigh received a call from the Washington State Hospital where Geneva Wood, her 90-year-old mother, was admitted while recovering from COVID-19. Wood refused the use of a ventilator. The phone call told her that her mom has a high chance of dying within 24 hours. Cami and her
6-month-old heart surgery patient gets guard of honor from hospital staff after beating COVID-19
A six-month-old baby girl who recently went through open-heart surgery got a guard of honor from health care workers at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool, England, after defeating the novel coronavirus. Erin Bates, who weighed just 5lbs and 4oz at birth, is the miracle child of Emma and Wayne Bates. The couple has been
This tiny premature baby fought off coronavirus and won!
On 26 March, Tracy Maguire gave birth three weeks early via caesarean section. She had been feeling healthy when she had a routine medical appointment, only to be told she may have pre-eclampsia. She was immediately confined to Wishaw General Hospital in Lanarkshire, Scotland. Arriving eight weeks early, Tracy gave birth to a premature baby
Frontliners happily dance to ‘Don’t Stop Believin’ as Covid-19 patients leave hospital
The NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital was filled with vibrancy and happiness as the hospital staff danced to “Don’t Stop Believin’”, celebrating the discharge of COVID-19 patients. New York City has been the epicenter of COVID-19 outbreak in the US with over 106,000 cases and 7,154 deaths. This is why each recovery in the city is very
Pediatric ER doctor asks for tablets so isolated COVID-19 patients can talk to their loved-ones
For her birthday this year, a pediatric ER chief at a New York hospital thought of doing something for the greater good. Instead of getting herself a gift, the doctor wanted to help the people suffering most from this current health crisis: patients sick with COVID-19. Dr. Ee Tay learned from her colleagues at the