âItâs Russian roulette,â says Alabama paramedic recovering from COVID-19 & pushing for workersâ comp
âItâs Russian roulette,â says Alabama paramedic recovering from COVID-19 & pushing for workersâ comp By Jonathan Hardison | December 21, 2020 at 8:45 PM CST - Updated December 26 at 8:52 PM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - She worked for months transporting and treating COVID-19 patients while carefully wearing layers of PPE and following all of the protocols to protect herself from the virus, but on September 24, paramedic Christy Bullock was helping transport a patient suspected to have the coronavirus when âI was real close to her, and she sneezed in my face before I got the mask on her. And I texted my boss and my husband and said âif Iâm ever going to get COVID, I just got it.ââ
Mom who lost her son tries to change Alabamaâs workersâ comp law
Mom who lost her son tries to change Alabamaâs workersâ comp law By Jonathan Hardison | December 15, 2020 at 8:17 PM CST - Updated December 16 at 2:29 PM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - âGosh itâs so hard,â says Connie Hay, describing the process of remembering her son, Mason Spurlin, and facing her second Christmas without him.
Connie watched Mason drive away from their home and on his way to work on September 3, 2019, having no idea it was the last time they would ever speak.
Mason drove to work at J&M Tank Lines in Sylacauga that day, where heâd just started working back in mid-July - less than two months before.