The staff at Southern Hills Hospital held a special surprise for a nurse who defied the odds and recovered from a near-deadly case of the coronavirus.
STAND IN THE WAY OF BESSYANGUE...NOT EVEN A DEADLYDISEASE...THAT NEARLY TOOK HEROWN LIFE...((SOT)) BESSY ANGUE "JUST TOOPEN MY EYES AND FIND OUT THATI'M STILL ALIVE WAS FANTASTIC"AN EMOTIONAL...REUNIONTODAY...SEEING HER FAMILY AGAINFOR THE FIRST TIME FACE TO FACEIN WEEKS...INCLUDING HERDAUGHTER...AND FIANCE.BESSY -- IS A NURSE AT MOUNTAINVIEW HOSPITAL -- SHE CAUGHTCOVID 19 WHILE TAKING CARE OFPATIENTS THERE.ALTHOUGH -- SHE WAS TREATED ATTHEIR SISTER HOSPITAL --SOUTHERN HILLS.SO TO THE STAFF HERE...SHE'SFAMILY...((SOT)) ALEXIS MUSSI - CEOSOUTHERN HILLS HOSPITAL "TO SEEHER RECOVERY AND HOW INCREDIBLESHE'D DONE, AND SHE'S SUCH AFIGHTER, IT'S SO REWARDING" THEHOSPITAL SAYS -- HANDS DOWN -BESSY WAS ONE OF THEIR MOSTCRITICAL PATIENTS - MANY DAYSWHERE STAFF DIDNT KNOW IF SHE'DUNIT...((SOT)) DR.CHRISTOPHER VOSCOPOULOS - ICUMEDICAL DIRECTOR "I WAS WORRIEDMAYBE THAT OUR NURSING STAFFMIGHT BE FEARFUL BECAUSE THEYLOOKED THEIR OWN MORTALITY INOF SCHEDULE!
THE HOSPITALTHOUGHT SHE WOULND'T BE WELLENOUGH...UNTIL NEXT WEEK.IF SHE DIDN'T KNOW BEFORE --BESSY SURE KNOWS NOW...THATTHIS COMMUNITY HAS HER BACK...((SOT)) BESSY ANGUE "I'M STILLTRYING TO FIGHT THIS BATTLE BUTONE DAY AT A TIME, I'LL GETTHROUGH IT"AND BESSY SAYS THE FIRST THINGSHE'S GOING TO DO WHEN SHE GETSHOME IS LOTS OFSLEEP...CERTAINLY WELL DESERVED AFTERTHISINCREDIBLE BATTLE...BESSY THANK YOU FOR ALL THATYOU HAVE DONE...AND TO ALL OUR HEALTH CAREWORKERS..WHO ARE PUTTING THEIR LIVES ONTHE LINE US EVERYDAY...AC 13AN...THE LAS VEGAS CONVENTION CENTERIS PREPARED TO BECOME.....ANALTERNATE HOSPITAL.....IF COVID-19 CASES SURGE.....
Katie Boyd has a super immune system
