A Port St.
Lucie doctor is back home, and sharing his stories of working tirelessly while celebrating recoveries.
CITYTONIGHT- A PORT ST.
LUCIEDOCTOR IS BACK HOME, ANDSHARING HIS STORIES OF WORKINGTIRELESSLY..
WHILE CELEBRATINGRECOVERIES.
WPTV TREASURECOAST REPORTER MEGHANMCROBERTS HAS THE STORY YOUSEE ONLY ON FIVE.<< EVEN AS COVID-19 CASES WERECLIMBING IN OUR OWN BACKYARD&DR. MARK PAMER-- A PORT ST.LUCIE BASED PULMONOLOGIST FELTA BIGGER CALLING& 14:07:52;17“I FELT THAT I NEEDED TO GO TONEW YORK.
I JUST FELT ANINNNER DRAW TO GO THERE.
THEYWERE REALLY DESPERATE FORHELP” LEAVING HIS FAMILYBEHIND TO HEAD TO WHERE HE WASMOST NEEDED.
14:09:06;06“THESE REALLY WERE THE SICKESTOF THE SICK” HE SPENT THOSEWEEKS IN THE ICU AT ELMHERSTHOSPITAL IN NEW YORK CITY..14:07:25;06“THESE PEOPLESTARTED COMING INTO THEHOSPITAL.
IT WAS 3 PEOPLE ONEDAY.
7 THE NEXT.
THEN ITSTARTED BY THE DOZENS, THENTHE HUNDREDS.
AND IT WAS ACOMPLETELY DIFFERENT DYNAMIC.WHEN THEY WERE SHOWING UP,THEY WERE CRITICALLY ILL”TREATING SYMPTOMS UNLIKE HEEVER SEEN.
14:09:35;10“THEIRLUNGS WERE ALMOST STIFF ASCONCRETE.
IT WAS SO DIFFICULTTO VENTILATE THESE PEOPLE ANDGET OXYGEN.
MANY OF THEIRKIDNEYS HAD FAILED.
IT SEEMEDTHERE WAS BRAIN DYSFIUNCTION”THERE ARE COUNTLESS STORIES INHIS WEEKS OF GRUELING WORK&BUT HE RECALLS THE REWARD OFSEEING PATIENTS DISCHARGEDFROM THE ICU- NATS OF CHEERSOR FILLING IN WHERE FAMILIESCOULDNOF PEOPLE DIED ALONE.
THAT WASDIFFICULT FOR MANY OF US." HEWOULD BE A PART OF THECOMPASSIONATE MEDICALSTAFF&STAYING BY PATIENTSIDES.
14:18:33;15“FIVE OF USGATHERED AROUND.
HELD HERHAND.
PRAYED OUTLOUD ANDPRIVATELY AND CARESSED HERHAIR AND SHE DIED THERE WITHUS, NOT ALONE” AS ADMISSIONSSTARTED TO DECLINE&DR. PAMANRETURNED HOME THIS WEE14:15:04;19“A MONTH WASDIFFICULT FOR MY WIFE HOLDINGDOWN THE HOMEFRONT” BUT HE'SALREADY PLANNING HIS TRIPBACK... AS THE NEED, HE SAYS,ISN'T GOING AWAY.
14:15:44;03“I MISS WHAT I WAS DOING INNEW YORK AND HELPING THEPEOPLE THERE.
THAT COMMUNITYNENEDS HELP.
THEY NEEDEVERYTHING WE CAN GIVE THEM."MM NC5
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