It s pretty damn scary : Former fire chief describes surviving serious case of COVID-19
EMT sons drive longtime firefighter to hospital after he collapses Share Updated: 11:36 AM EST Jan 30, 2021 Andy Hershberger
EMT sons drive longtime firefighter to hospital after he collapses Share Updated: 11:36 AM EST Jan 30, 2021
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Show Transcript CHIEF TOM SCHOFIELD SAYS HE WAS NOT SURE HE WAS EVER GOING TO WALK OUT OF THE HOSPITAL, AND HE CREDITS THE PEOPLE WHO WORK THERE FOR SAVING HIS LIFE. TOM SCHOFIELD SAYS HE WAS SI WITH COVID-19 FOR SEVERAL DAYS, BUT ON JANUARY 10, HE TOOK A DRASTIC TURN FOR THE WORSE. TOM: I STOOD UP FROM THE COUCH, AND I LITERALLY FELL OVER INTO THE CHRISTMAS TREE AND KNOCKED IT OVER, SO, AT THAT POINT, I GUESS, I WAS PRETTY WEAK ANDY: SCHOFIELD HAD BEEN A FIREFIGHTER FOR 30 YEARS AND WAS CHIEF IN LITCHFIELD UNTIL 2011. TWO OF HIS SONS ARE LONDONDERRY EMT’S, AND THEY CAME BY AMBULANCE TO TAKE HIM TO