WHITE PLAINS, Westchester County (WABC) A woman was able to reunite with her husband for their first in-person visit since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
Harriet and Jerry Shenkman were finally able to be together in the same room Wednesday at The Bristal at White Plains. It s been quite an experience, and not something I d ever imagine in my lifetime, Harriet said.
Overcoming the dual challenge of a pandemic and cognitive decline, Jerry has spent the last three years battling Alzheimer s disease.
Although the debilitating disease has robbed most of the 80-year-old s memories forged during 58 years of marriage, he hasn t forgotten his wife.
The Scott sisters work with coronavirus patients at NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville.
Althea Scott-Bonaparte and Claudia Scott-Mighty are patient care directors, while Christine Scott is a nurse in the ICU.
The sisters say they want to set an example for others by trusting science, and therefore, trusting the vaccine. We re in this together, we re fighting this together, and we re getting vaccinated together, Scott-Bonaparte said. This is how we ve always done everything as sisters.together.
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, New York (WABC) Amy Siniscalchi loves to hike with her husband. But before she could make it to the top of a hill in March, she knew something was wrong. I couldn t make it up the trail, she said. It was not a steep trail. We had to turn back.
She tested positive for COVID-19, and 10 months later, she s still experiencing side effects. She had no idea the uphill battle she would have to climb after getting diagnosed. We re some of the lucky ones, she said. We re alive, but we re not living.
And she s not alone, one of more than 100 patients being treated as part of a new post COVID-19 Recovery Program at Westchester Medical Center.