Community creates meal train for Port St. Lucie doctor volunteering in NY

After seeing the cold meals the doctor was eating after long shifts, his cousin says he took note from his favorite bible verse, Matthew 25.

THAT HAS LED HIM TO SACRIFICE,PACK UP AND HEAD TO NEW YORK.HE'S IN HIS THIRD WEEK NOW OFVOLUNTEERING IN THE EPICENTEROF THE CORONAVIRUS FIGHT.

WPTVNEWSCHANNEL 5'S ERICA RAKOWJOINS US LIVE WITH HISINSPIRING STORY.DR. MARK PAMER IS A CRITICALCARE PULMONOLIGST.

HISPRACTICE IS IN PORT SAINTLUCIE..

BUT HIS CURRENTPATIENTS ARE IN QUEENS, NEWYORK.

HIS OFFICE STAFF ISPICKING UP THE SLACK FOR HISLOCAL PATIENTS..

HIS WIFEHOLDING DOWN THE HOME FRONTWITH THEIR CHILDREN..

AND THECOMMUNITY SENDING THEIRSUPPORT TO HIM FROM AFAR WHILEHE VOLUNTEERS IN THECORONAVIRUS EPICENTER.8:38 ITTHERELOVE WHAT ITHINK ITABLE TO DO THIS DR. MARKPAMER'S DAYS ARE TRYING ANDTIRING.

HE IS JOURNALINGONLINE..

HIS MONTH- LONGVOLUNTEER JOURNEY IN THE ICUAT ELMHURST HOSPITAL CARINGFOR THE MOST SICK CORONAVIRUSPATIENTS.

SOME OF HIWRITINGS-- "TODAY, I STOOD ATTHE BEDSIDE AS A PRIESTBLESSED AN UNRESPONSIVEPATIENT ON THE VENTILATOR ANDPRAYED OVER HIM.

I TALKED TOTHE PRIEST FOR A LITTLE WHILE;WE AGREED WE WERE WORKINGTOGETHER.."*EDIT EFFEC* "BYTHE END OF THE DAY MY HANDSWON'T EVEN FIT IN GLOVESANYMORE.

MY FACE SHIELD ISFOGGED WITH CONDENSATION ALLDAY LONG FROM THE HEAT, MYPLASTIC GOWN HAS BEEN STUCK TOMY SKIN FROM SWEAT FOR HOURS."DR. PAMER'S FAITH HAS KEPT HIMSTRONG..

HIS SUPPORT SYSTEM..NOW MADE UP OF NOT ONLYFRIENDS AND FAMILY..

BUTSTRANGERS-- TAKING NOTE.

HISCOUSIN ORGANIZED A MEALTRAIN..

SO AFTER HIS 15 HOURDAY..

MILE WALK TO THESUBWAY..

A WARM MEAL ISWAITING FOR HIM.

4:46 HEREALLY DOES LIVE BY MATTHEW25.

AND PART OF MATTHEW 25 ISWHEN WAS I HUNGRY AND YOU FEDME?

YOU KNOW WHEN WAS I SICKAND YOU CARED FOR ME?

SO HEDOING THE SICK AND CARED FORME PART, WEHUNGRY AND FED ME PART FORHIM.

1:50 PEOPLE WERE COMINGOUT OF THE WOODWORK HOW CAN IHELP HOW CAN I FEED HIM HOCAN I FEED HIM HE OF COURSEJOURNALED ABOUT THEIRKINDNESS, TOO-- "I'M WIPED OUTFROM TODAY.

IT'S BEEN 15 HOURSTODAY.

I MISS MY WIFE ANDCHILDREN.

I AM HEADED TO MYHOTEL WHERE WONDERFUL FRIENDSHAVE HAD DINNER DELIEVERD FORME.

ITS UNBELIEVABLYHUMBLING!" 13:10 THAT WAS ALITTLE OVERWHELMING FOR ME ANDI TEARED UP BECAUSE ITREALLY NOT ABOUT ME I JUWANTED TO HELP OTHER PEOPLEHIS DETAILED POSTS ON HISFACEBOOK PAGE ARE REALLY JUSTINCREDIBLE TO READ..

ALL THATHE IS SEEING THIS VIRUS DO ANDWHAT HE IS DOING TO TRY ANDSAVE PEOPLE.

OH YEAH-- ABOUTTHAT SUPPORT-- THEY HAD TOTWIST HER ARM..

BUT PEOPLEHAVE ALSO PITCHED IN TO MAKESURE DOCTOR PAMER'S WIFE ANDCHILDREN IN PORT SAINT LUCIEARE TREATED TO MEALS A COUPLEOF TIMES A WEEK, TOO.

DR.PAMER WILL BE VOLUNTEERING INNEW YORK UNTIL MEMORIAL