#Alvin Dela Cruz

[basketballnationph]

PBA Draft Applicants (via online interview)

• Chris Lalata (6'5)

• Nichole Ubalde (6'1)

• Levi dela Cruz (5'7)

• Jerick Nacpil (6'2)

• Jaybie Mantilla (5'8)

• Jeo Ambohot (6'7)

• Tonton Peralta (6'2)

• Garexx Puerto (6'3)

• Brylle Ivan Meca (6'0)

• Red Cachuela (6'2)

• Fletcher Galvez (6'3)

• Danny Marilao (6'2)

• Richard Kwong (6'1)

• Yves Sazon (6'1)

• Gileant Delator (5'6)

• Rhaffy Octobre (6'4)

• Nikon Alina (6'4)

• Christian Fajarito (6'7)

• Marvin Taywan (5'9)

• Justin Arana (6'7)

• King Destacamento (6'4)

• Roberto Bartolo (6'5)

• Carlo de Chavez (6'3)*

• Jayr Dela Rosa (5'8)

• Maverick Arthur Pineda (6'1)

• Jef Arceo (5'10)

• Jayson David (6'3)

• Rence Alcoriza (6'0)

• Daryl Pascual (6'6)

• Mark Dyke (6'3)

• Rey Bienes (6'3)

• Jhonard Clarito (6'2)

• Jason Opiso (6'2)

• John Apacible (6'4)

• Ato Ular (6'4)

• Eric Tolosa (5'9)

• Egie Boy Mojica (6'3)

• Jeric Serrano (6'3)

• Alvin Fuentes (5'6)

• Kim Aurin (6'2)

• RJ Ramirez (6'0)*

Confirmed via other sources:

• Sedrick Barefield (6'2)*

• JM Calma (6'6)

• Encho Serrano (5'11)

• Jollo Go (5'10)

• CJ Cadua (5'6)*

• Andrey Armenion (5'9)

• Jerwyn Guinto (6'5)*

• Orlan Wamar (5'6)

• Jaymar Gimpayan (6'3)

• Brandon Rosser (6'8)*

• Jeremiah Gray (6'5)*

• Keith Datu (6'8)*

• Kyle Toth (6'2)*

Waiting for confirmation:

• Shaun Ildefonso

• Ricci Rivero

• Johnpaul Gulfo*

• Tyrus Hill*

• JJ Española*

• Javi Gomez de Liaño

• James Spencer*

• Lawrence Domingo*

• Caelan Tiongson*

• Justine Baltazar

• James Kwekuteye*

• Justin Gutang*

• Brandon Bates*

• Irven Palencia

• Keith Zaldivar

• Carlo Escalambre

• Daniel de Joya*

• Noah Webb

• Kameron Vales*

• Jameel McGill*

• Josh Fontanilla

• Warren Bonifacio

• Raffy Verano

• Jasper Parker*

• Tyler Tio

• Gian Mamuyac

• Kurt Lojera*

• Aevin Coquia

• Jason Li

• Jerrick Villanueva

• Jem Cruz

• Sherwin Concepcion

Sa mga ibang nakakaalam po ng magpapadraft comment nyo nalang po and idagdag nalang natin sa list 🙂

(*) Fil-Foreign applicants

-credit// Preenz.digi.arts

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2018 International Men's Day: 23 Different Men of Milagros

2018 International Men’s Day: 23 Different Men of Milagros

“Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.” – Albert Einstein 

        In celebration of 2018 International Men’s Day, TMA selected 23 Milagreños men of varying and unique backgrounds across the world. “Positive Male Role Models” is this year’s theme and inspired by this, I asked TMA members to name Milagreno men whose inspiring stories are truly worth…

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#2018 International Men&039;s Day #Alvin Dela Cruz #Alvin Sia Caca #Bibiboy Tan #Bong Almoguera #Caezar De Castro II #Christian Luzong #D&039;Artagnan Oliva #Different Men of Milagros #Dr. Joveno Galvez Jr. #Dr. Rey Arcenas #Enrique Valenzuela #Erasto Panes #Gerald D. Rosero #Gregorio Legal #Joey Canaway #Jose Oliva #Joseleo Tan #Joshua Grico Acaba #Julius Galvan Galve #Leo Garra #Milagros #Milagros Masbate #Murito Danao #Noel Dalanon II #Paul Gemar Espinas #Radam Almoguera #Rasti Panes #SPO2 Noel Dalanon II #Taga Milagros Ako

[ieltscoachphil]

From onsite class before to online sessions now, my IELTS students never cease to amaze! Now that's #GalingTLCPH and #TatakCoachPhil. And so I proudly welcome to the #TLC7UpClub our latest IELTS 7 Uppers (test candidates with nothing below 7.0 across all fields):

• Mapot S Hernandez | New Zealand

IELTS ACAD | L 9.0 • R 8.5 • W 7.5 • S 7.0 • OBS 8.0

• Jasmine Morales Eduarte | United Kingdom

IELTS ACAD | L 8.5 • R 8.5 • W 7.0 • S 7.0 • OBS 8.0

• Shy Paulasa Bansag | United Kingdom

IELTS ACAD | L 8.5 • R 8.5 • W 7.0 • S 7.0 • OBS 8.0

• Hyacinth Castillo | United States

IELTS ACAD | L 8.5 • R 7.5 • W 7.0 • S 7.5 • OBS 7.5

Well done! You now join our top IELTS scorers now making waves and creating ripples across the country and around the world. Congratulations too, to our dozens of other test achievers this week!

THE TLC IELTS 7 UP CLUB (As of July 2021)

(Our top scorers, with nothing below 7.0)

Name | Destination

IELTS Module | Listening • Reading • Writing • Speaking • Overall Band Score

1. Anna Dominique Berbano | New Zealand

AC | 9.0 • 9.0 • 7.0 • 8.0 • 8.0

2. Ashley Lasam | United States

AC | 9.0 • 9.0 • 7.0 • 7.5 • 8.0

3. Aiden Marie Cendaña | United Kingdom

AC | 9.0 • 9.0 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 8.0

4. Kenneth Louis Galiza | United Kingdom

AC | 9.0 • 9.0 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 8.0

5. Victor Mercado, Jr. | Canada

GT | 9.0 • 9.0 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 8.0

6. Philip B. Caguioa | Australia

AC | 9.0 • 8.5 • 8.0 • 8.0 • 8.5

7. Anamarie Velitario | United Kingdom

AC | 9.0 • 8.5 • 7.5 • 7.0 • 8.0

8. Hilario Cristobal | United Kingdom

AC | 9.0 • 8.5 • 7.5 • 7.0 • 8.0

9. Marife Hernandez | New Zealand

AC | 9.0 • 8.5 • 7.5 • 7.0 • 8.0

10. Philip B. Caguioa II | Canada

GT | 9.0 • 8.5 • 7.0 • 8.0 • 8.0

11. Raquel Duncombe | United Kingdom

AC | 9.0 • 8.5 • 7.0 • 8.0 • 8.0

12. Lorelie Tumbali | Canada

GT | 9.0 • 8.5 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 8.0

13. Yvanna Celine Maningas | United Kingdom

AC | 9.0 • 8.5 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 8.0

14. Mariane Tejano | Australia

AC | 9.0 • 7.5 • 7.5 • 7.0 • 8.0

15. James Barasi | United States

AC | 8.5 • 9.0 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 8.0

16. Ma. Karla Ocampo | United Kingdom

AC | 8.5 • 8.5 • 7.5 • 8.0 • 8.0

17. Emmy Dianne Dayag | Canada

GT | 8.5 • 8.5 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 8.0

18. Golda Aguon | United States

AC | 8.5 • 8.5 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 8.0

19. Jasmine Eduarte | United Kingdom

AC | 8.5 • 8.5 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 8.0

20. Michelle Giron | United Kingdom

AC | 8.5 • 8.5 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 8.0

21. Rheca Jessica Munar | United Kingdom

AC | 8.5 • 8.5 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 8.0

22. Rosario Ramirez | United Kingdom

AC | 8.5 • 8.5 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 8.0

23. Sheryl Bansag | United Kingdom

AC | 8.5 • 8.5 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 8.0

24. Julie Ann Villanueva | United Kingdom

AC | 8.5 • 8.0 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.5

25. Karen Joice Baylon | United Kingdom

AC | 8.5 • 8.0 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.5

26. Ma. Charissa Camille Delgado | United Kingdom

AC | 8.5 • 7.5 • 7.5 • 7.0 • 7.5

27. Hyacinth Castillo | United States

AC | 8.5 • 7.5 • 7.0 • 7.5 • 7.5.

28. Monica Agpaoa | United Kingdom

AC | 8.5 • 7.5 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.5

29. Chanda Marie Favor | United States

AC | 8.5 • 7.5 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.5

30. Diana Rose Cabang | Australia

AC | 8.5 • 7.5 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.5

31. John Balisi | United Kingdom

AC | 8.5 • 7.5 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.5

32. Katrina Macaballug | United Kingdom

AC | 8.5 • 7.5 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.5

33. Isaiah Jerome Trinidad | Australia

AC | 8.5 • 7.0 • 8.5 • 7.0 • 8.0

34. Irish Jibran Evangelista | New Zealand

AC | 8.5 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.5 • 7.5

35. Janna Marie Agarpo | United States

AC | 8.5 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.5 • 7.5

36. Jamille Pearl Macatuggal | United Kingdom

AC | 8.5 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.5

37. Karen Te | Ireland

AC | 8.5 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.5

38. Kimberly Jose | United Kingdom

AC | 8.5 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.5

39. Christan Cepeda | United Kingdom

AC | 8.0 • 9.0 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 8.0

40. John Patrick Bumatay | United Kingdom

AC | 8.0 • 8.5 • 7.0 • 7.5 • 8.0

41. Arlette Ganab | Australia

AC | 8.0 • 8.5 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.5

42. Bryan Dexter Madriaga | United Kingdom

AC | 8.0 • 8.0 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.5

43. Ace Cortez | United Kingdom

AC | 8.0 • 7.5 • 7.5 • 7.0 • 7.5

44. Arvin Neil Lim | United Kingdom

AC | 8.0 • 7.5 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.5

45. Jessie Binuya | Ireland

AC | 8.0 • 7.5 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.5

46. Pamela Christine Lim | Canada

GT | 8.0 • 7.5 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.5

47. Cathie Velasco | United States

AC | 8.0 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.5 • 7.5

48. Melody Alistaire Santos | Ireland

AC | 8.0 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.5.

49. Janus Dominic Suyu | United Kingdom

AC | 8.0 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.5

50. Jorge Sabado | Ireland

AC | 8.0 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.5

51. Kim Genuine Uy | United Kingdom

AC | 8.0 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.5

52. Nomer Escano | United Kingdom

AC | 8.0 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.5

53. Oriento Galingana | United Kingdom

AC | 8.0 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.5

54. Pia Laura Laguitao | United Kingdom

AC | 8.0 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.5

55. Angie Lyn Ponce | United Kingdom

AC | 7.5 • 8.5 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.5

56. May Loraine Mora | New Zealand

AC | 7.5 • 8.5 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.5

57. Ma. Antonia Lauigan | United Kingdom

AC | 7.5 • 8.0 • 7.5 • 7.5 • 7.5

58. Paul Anthony Uy | United Kingdom

AC | 7.5 • 8.0 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.5

59. Andrea Furigay | New Zealand

AC | 7.5 • 7.5 • 7.5 • 7.0 • 7.5

60. Jenny Rosales | United Kingdom

AC | 7.5 • 7.5 • 7.5 • 7.0 • 7.5

61. Mae Kathrine Balisi | Canada

AC | 7.5 • 7.5 • 7.0 • 8.0 • 7.5

62. Jimmy Angelo Soriano | United Kingdom

AC | 7.5 • 7.5 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.5

63. Jobelle Balisi | United States

AC | 7.5 • 7.5 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.5

64. Ma. Teresa Sales | Australia

AC | 7.5 • 7.5 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.5

65. Mars Cacacho | Australia

AC | 7.5 • 7.5 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.5

66. Vivian Alma Banayos | New Zealand

AC | 7.5 • 7.5 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.5

67. Marian Paguirigan | United Kingdom

AC | 7.5 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.5 • 7.5

68. Jalvin Maramag | United Kingdom

AC | 7.5 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.0

69. Judith Fronda | Canada

GT | 7.5 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.0

70. Jay-nard Dela Cruz | United Kingdom

AC | 7.5 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.0

71. Bob Alvin Jaspeo / United Kingdom

AC | 7.0 • 8.5 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.5

72. Mary Julie Mateo | Australia

AC | 7.0 • 7.5 • 7.5 • 7.0 • 7.5

73. Reybie Isabella Calub | New Zealand

AC | 7.0 • 7.5 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.0

74. Karen Calagui | United Kingdom

AC | 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.5 • 7.0

75. Ma. Louisa May Dela Fuente | United Kingdom

AC | 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.5 • 7.0

76. Ma. Iris Pamittan | United Kingdom

AC | 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.0 • 7.0

[phgq]

28 Aeta communities in CamSur town get relief aid

#PHnews: 28 Aeta communities in CamSur town get relief aid

MANILA – Some 28 Aeta communities in Buhi, Camarines Sur received 1,077 relief packs from the Civil-Military Operations Unit-Southern Luzon (CMOUSL) during a relief distribution program attended by their tribal leaders at the Lourdes Elementary School on Monday.

These typhoon-affected communities consist of more than 4,000 Aetas, the majority of whom live in the different barangays of Antipolo, Burocbusoc, Cabatuan, Dela Fe, Delos Angeles, Ibayugan, Lourdes, Sagrada, and Sta. Cruz.

Out of the 1,077 families severely affected by the recent typhoons, 388 were left homeless while 689 have partially-damaged houses.

Aside from the food packs donated by Dios Mabalos Po Foundation Inc. (DMPFI), Society of Junior Fellows, Ms. Tessie Gonzales, and other individuals through Seaman 2nd Class Charmaine Dela Cruz, the beneficiaries also received towels, hygiene kits, and mega laminated-sack tarpaulins to be used in their temporary shelters.

The chieftains and other leaders, who received the relief packs for their respective tribes, were also given face shields and Navy face masks.

The relief distribution was led by CMOUSL Commander Lt Orlan Orosco PN and witnessed by Buhi Vice Mayor Geoffrey Balagot, Ms. Amabelle Alcantara, Head DMPFI; lawyer Rhodex Valenciano, legal adviser of National Commission on Indigenous People Region V (NCIP-V); Barangay Lourdes chief Willy Nieva; Lourdes Elementary School Principal Maritess Abagat; and Buhi Municipal Indigenous People Mandatory Representative (MIPMR), Mr. Emmanuel Cerillo.

"Since 2016, we have been in partnership with the Naval Forces Southern Luzon in various community outreach programs. We were there during the Taal disaster and now we are helping these indigenous people who might be left out by various aid groups," said Amabel Alcantara, DMPFI volunteer.

"There is about 25,000 Aeta population in Buhi. Though we may not be able to help them all, at least we can assure that those affected by the recent typhoons will be given relief goods," CMOUSL Executive Officer Ens. Alvin Mamansag said. (PR)

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References:

* Philippine News Agency. "28 Aeta communities in CamSur town get relief aid." Philippine News Agency. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1122680 (accessed November 24, 2020 at 01:21AM UTC+14).

* Philippine News Agency. "28 Aeta communities in CamSur town get relief aid." Archive Today. https://archive.ph/?run=1&url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1122680 (archived).

#Philippines #News #Filipino #Pinoy #Tourism #Politics #Culture #Editorial #Environment #Society #History

[airwindzone]

Thank you so much to Sun Star Mall for the honor to be part of the pageant jury for the Search for Mister and Miss Sun Star Mall 2019. Wishing the best to all the candidates: Female: 1. Precious Maritonie Gauna, Sta. Cruz 2. Jenelyn Peras, Pakil 3. Jamille Kaye S. Cruz, Santa Cruz 4. Charithee Ashley Callado, Nagcarlan 5. Kyla Samantha Reign Banca, Santa Cruz 6. Meyah Anatorio, Bay 7. Christine Joyce Olmillo, Los Baños 8. Edrhose Natalie Dela Cueva, Bay 9. Fredelie Mae Teves, Calauan 10. Amrit Jovan Sempio, Santa Cruz 11. Jastine Faith Decena, Cabuyao City 12. Shaira Buenavides, Calauan 13. Clarisse Joy Mercurio, Majayjay Male: 1. Godwin Sevillano, Calamba 2. Rogino Saraza, Cabuyao 3. Kenneth Belen, Calauan 4. John Lloyd Hernandez, Nagcarlan 5. Kian Bryne Fajardo, Cabuyao 6. Randy Morales, Kalayaan 7. Renz Steven Almontero, Pakil 8. Geoshua Gajo, Paete 9. Migui John Arboleda,Bay 10. Glenard Hernandez, Calauan 11. Ralph Royce Pantig, Los Baños 12. Alvin Salvador, Santa Cruz 13. Martin Jay Villamin, Cavinti #laguna #sunstarmall #santacruz #misterandmisssunstarmall2019 #pageantandeventbloggerairwind (at SunStar Mall) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4pMkIxlJe4/?igshid=s0tk6czb0z74

#laguna #sunstarmall #santacruz #misterandmisssunstarmall2019 #pageantandeventbloggerairwind

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Festival Report: Notes on Sinag Maynila Film Festival 2019

Before we head on towards other film festivals coming this way, let's look back at the last Sinag Maynila Film Festival 2019. We've compiled reviews from John Tawasil, Jim Paranal, a very short one from Princess Kinoc, and from our friends at Unreel.PH: Armando dela Cruz and Geoff Ledesma. Special thanks to Solar Entertainment, see y'all next year!

Before we kick off towards a new film festival (QCinema??? PPP??? Cinemalaya??? CinemaOne Originals!??), we’d like to give a shout out to the last one we’ve been to. We even had a video version of our usual podcast route, courtesy of Contagious Inc.and perhaps this would open more episodes like it, even though we’re shy and we just don’t want to be categorized as masters of criticism or whatever…

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#Akin ang Korona #Alvin Baloloy #Angela Cortez #Armando dela Cruz #Brian Patrick Lim #Cyrus Khan #Daniel Palacio #Diego Marx Dobles #Entablado #Geoff Ledesma #Jay Altajeros #Jim Paranal #Jino to Mari #John Bedia #John Tawasil #Joselito Altajeros #Junel Valencia #Lawrence Fajardo #Lie Rain Clemente #Louie Ignacio #Marian #Memories of the Rising Sun #Nar Cabico #Ngiti ng Nazareno #Nori Jane Isturis #Pailalim #Panaghoy #Persons of Interest #Princess Kinoc #Richard Gonzales

[byalung]

Reyes: Kapirasong ambag sa alamat ng Beermen

Reyes: Kapirasong ambag sa alamat ng Beermen

NANG pakawalan ng bagitong Sta. Lucia Realtors si Allan Caidic papunta sa powerhouse San Miguel Beer noong 1993, isa lang ang pananaw ng mga basketball fans noon: Grandslam na naman ang Beermen.

Makakasama noon ni Caidic ang sinasabing Dream Team version ng San Miguel na binubuo ng 1989 Grand Slam core sa katauhan nina Ramon Fernandez, Samboy Lim, Hector Calma, Yves Dignadice, Alvin Teng, Franz…

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#Allan Caidic #Alvin Teng #Art Dela Cruz #Dong Polistico #Franz Pumaren #Glen Capacio #Hector Calma #jerry codinera #Jong Uichico #King at Frankie Lim #Norman Black #Olsen Racela #Ramon Fernandez #Samboy Lim #san miguel beer

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Lost On The Frontline

America’s health care workers are dying. In some states, medical staff account for as many as 20% of known coronavirus cases. They tend to patients in hospitals, treating them, serving them food and cleaning their rooms. Others at risk work in nursing homes or are employed as home health aides.

Some of them do not survive the encounter. Many hospitals are overwhelmed and some workers lack protective equipment or suffer from underlying health conditions that make them vulnerable to the highly infectious virus.

Many cases are shrouded in secrecy. “Lost on the Frontline” is a collaboration between The Guardian and Kaiser Health News that aims to document the lives of health care workers in the U.S. who die from COVID-19, and to understand why so many are falling victim to the pandemic.

These are some of the first tragic cases.

  Debbie Accad Clinical Nursing Coordinator

Jeff Baumbach Nurse

Araceli Buendia Ilagan ICU Nurse

Leo Dela Cruz Geriatric Psychiatrist

Daisy Doronila Nurse

Frank Gabrin Doctor

Rose Harrison Nurse

Curtis Hunt Social Worker

Kim King-Smith Electrocardiogram Technician

Alvin Simmons Environmental Service Assistant

Vianna Thompson Nurse

J. Ronald Verrier Surgeon

Lost On The Frontline

This project aims to document the life of every health care worker in America who dies from COVID-19. If you have a colleague or loved one we should include, please share their story.

    An Exacting But Loving Aunt, She Was A Mentor Until The End

(Courtesy of Jhoanna Mariel Buendia)

Araceli Buendia Ilagan

Age: 63 Occupation: Intensive care unit nurse Place of Work: Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami Date of Death: March 27, 2020

For Jhoanna Mariel Buendia, her aunt was a constant ― if distant — presence. Araceli Buendia Ilagan emigrated from their hometown Baguio, in the Philippines, to the U.S. before Buendia was born, but she remained close to her family and communicated with them nearly every day.

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“She was one of the smartest people I ever knew,” Buendia, 27, said. Buendia Ilagan, who at one point looked into adopting her niece so she could join her and her husband the United States, encouraged Buendia to become a nurse, and talked her through grueling coursework in anatomy and physiology. Buendia is now a nurse in London.

Buendia Ilagan was also demanding. “Whenever she visited the Philippines, she wanted everything to be organized and squeaky-clean,” Buendia said.

The last time the two spoke, in late March, Buendia Ilagan didn’t mention anything about feeling ill. Instead, the two commiserated over their experiences of treating patients with COVID-19; as always, her aunt offered her advice on staying safe while giving the best possible care. She died four days later.

— Danielle Renwick, The Guardian | Published April 22, 2020

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A Beloved Geriatric Psychiatrist And Church Musician Remembered For His Cooking Skills

(Courtesy of Nida Gonzales)

Leo Dela Cruz

Age: 57 Occupation: Geriatric psychiatrist Place of Work: Christ Hospital and CarePoint Health in Jersey City, New Jersey Date of Death: April 8, 2020

Dr. Leo Dela Cruz was nervous about going to work in the weeks before he died, his friends said. Like many in the region, Christ Hospital had an influx of COVID-19 patients and faced a shortage of ventilators and masks.

Dela Cruz was a geriatric psychiatrist and didn’t work in coronavirus wards. But he continued to see patients in person. In early April, Dela Cruz, who lived alone, complained only of migraines, his friends said. Within a week, his condition worsened, and he was put on a ventilator at a nearby hospital. He died soon after.

Friends said he may have been exposed at the hospital. (In a statement, hospital representatives said he didn’t treat COVID-19 patients.)

Dela Cruz, the oldest of 10 siblings, came from a family of health care professionals. His friends and family — from Cebu, Philippines, to Teaneck, New Jersey — remembered his jovial personality on Facebook. He won “best doctor of the year” awards, played tennis and cooked traditional Cebu dishes.

Nida Gonzales, a colleague, said he always supported people, whether funding a student’s education or running a church mental health program. “I feel like I lost a brother,” she said.

— Ankita Rao, The Guardian | Published April 22, 2020

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Alabama Nurse Remembered As Selfless But Sassy

(Courtesy of Amanda Williams)

Rose Harrison

Age: 60 Occupation: Nurse Place of Work: Marion Regional Nursing Home in Hamilton, Alabama Date of Death: April 6, 2020

Rose Harrison, 60, lived to serve others ― her husband, three daughters, grandchildren and the residents of the nursing home where she worked. Though the Alabama nurse was selfless, she also had a sassy edge to her personality and a penchant for road rage, her daughter, Amanda Williams said.

“Her personality was so funny, you automatically loved her,” Williams said. “She was so outspoken. If she didn’t agree with you, she’d tell you in a respectful way.”

Williams was not wearing a mask when she cared for a patient who later tested positive for COVID-19 at Marion Regional Nursing Home in Hamilton, Alabama, her daughter said. She later developed a cough, fatigue and a low-grade fever, but kept reporting to duty all week. Officials from the nursing home did not return calls for comment.

On April 3, Williams drove her mother to a hospital. The following evening, Harrison discussed the option of going on a ventilator with loved ones on a video call, agreeing it was the best course. Williams believed that her mother fully expected to recover. She died April 6.

— Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News | Published April 22, 2020

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Connecticut Social Worker Had Angelic Singing Voice And A Zest For Life

(Courtesy of the Hunt family)

Curtis Hunt

Age: 57 Occupation: Social worker Places of Work: Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center and New Reach, both in New Haven, Connecticut Date of Death: March 23, 2020

At a shelter for adults recovering from addiction, residents looked forward to the days when Marion “Curtis” Hunt would take the stage, emceeing talent shows and belting out Broadway and gospel tunes.

It wasn’t part of his job description as a social worker. It was just one of the ways he went “above and beyond,” said his supervisor at Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center, Daena Murphy. “He had a beautiful voice,” she said. “He was just a wonderful person — funny, engaging, always a huge smile on his face.”

Hunt, the youngest of four brothers, earned his master’s in social work from Fordham University at 52, and was baptized at his brother’s Pentecostal church at 54. He was a devoted uncle who doted on his dog and cat, Mya and Milo.

It’s unclear how Hunt got infected, but one patient he worked with had tested positive for COVID-19, as did two co-workers, according to Dr. Ece Tek, another supervisor at Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center. Hunt died on March 23, one week after developing flu-like symptoms, said his brother John Mann Jr.

— Melissa Bailey | Published April 22, 2020

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To The End, King-Smith Was Driven By A Desire To Help Others

(Courtesy of Hassana Salaam-Rivers)

Kim King-Smith

Age: 53 Occupation: Electrocardiogram technician Place of Work: University Hospital in Newark, New Jersey Date of Death: March 31, 2020

Kim King-Smith was a natural caregiver. An only child, she grew up close to her extended family, including her cousins Hassana Salaam-Rivers and Sharonda Salaam. After Salaam developed multiple sclerosis, King-Smith visited her every day.

“She’d bring her sweets that she wasn’t supposed to have and share them with her,” Salaam-Rivers said. King-Smith’s desire to care for others was the reason she became an electrocardiogram technician, her cousin added. “If a friend of a friend or family member went to the hospital, she would always go and visit them as soon as her shift was over,” she said.

In March, King-Smith cared for a patient she said had symptoms of COVID-19; she soon fell ill herself and tested positive for the virus. It seemed like a mild case at first, and she stayed in touch with family via FaceTime while trying to isolate from her husband, Lenny.

On March 29, Salaam-Rivers checked in on her cousin and noticed she was struggling to breathe. She urged her to call an ambulance. After King-Smith was hospitalized, she exchanged text messages with her mother and cousin. As the day progressed, her messages carried increasingly grave news, Salaam-Rivers said. Then she stopped responding.

— Danielle Renwick, The Guardian | Published April 22, 2020

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On The Eve Of Retirement, VA Nurse Succumbs To COVID-19

(Courtesy of Mark Accad)

Debbie Accad

Age: 72 Occupation: Clinical nursing coordinator Place of Work: Detroit VA Medical Center in Detroit, Michigan Date of Death: March 30, 2020

Nurse Divina “Debbie” Accad had cared for veterans for over 25 years and was set to retire in April. But after contracting the novel coronavirus, she spent her final 11 days on a ventilator — and didn’t survive past March.

She joined a growing list of health care professionals working on the front lines of the pandemic who have died from COVID-19.

Accad, 72, a clinical nursing coordinator at the Detroit VA Medical Center, dedicated her life to nursing, according to her son Mark Accad.

“She died doing what she loved most,” he said. “That was caring for people.”

She was born Divina Amo in the Philippine town of Alimodian, known for its sweet bananas. The eldest of four children, she was a precocious student. She finished high school at age 14 and had to wait a year to pursue her dream of nursing school. She graduated from Central Philippine University with a bachelor’s in nursing in 1969.

Yearning to move abroad, she applied to a “fly now, pay later” program for nurses and landed a job in Chicago, joining tens of thousands of Filipino nurses who have migrated to the United States. She later moved to Taylor, Michigan, where she married William Accad in 1985 and raised four children with him.

Her niece April Amada lives in Accad’s hometown. She remembers her aunt as a generous cook: A visit from Tita Debbie (Aunt Debbie) meant unli-kainan, or “unlimited food”: She served up big American breakfasts, cooked spicy kielbasa with cabbage and introduced her family to Jell-O.

Accad was the “pillar of the family,” Amada said, improving their quality of life by sending home money, and even supporting her younger sister through nursing school.

Amada said her aunt first signaled she was sick on the evening of March 16, telling relatives she had a fever and loose stool. On March 19, she reported feeling better by taking Tylenol. But the following day, she was hospitalized with pneumonia, a complication of COVID-19. She told her family in the Philippines that she had tested positive for the disease caused by the coronavirus and asked them to pray for her and to spread the word to local pastors, Amada said.

Amada, who is also a nurse, said her family felt helpless watching their beloved matriarch suffer from afar, and being unable to travel to her bedside because of the infectious nature of the disease. They last saw her face on a video call.

Mark Accad, 36, who lives across the street from his parents, said his mother had diabetes, a risk factor for serious complications from COVID-19. In her last phone call with him, he said, she was preoccupied with her family’s health more than her own. But he could hear in her voice that she was worried.

“It’s just terrible that we all couldn’t be there for her,” he said.

Mark Accad said he believes his mother was exposed by infected co-workers, though that hasn’t been confirmed. She was a nursing supervisor who often stepped in to care for patients, he said.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is facing serious shortages in protective equipment for its health care workers, according to internal memos obtained by The Wall Street Journal. Mark Accad said he doesn’t know whether his mother had adequate protective gear.

In a statement, the Detroit VA Medical Center declined to comment on Accad’s case, citing privacy concerns, but confirmed that an employee of her age died from coronavirus complications.

The VA has “implemented appropriate measures to ensure the safest health care environment for each Veteran, visitor and employee,” including immediately isolating patients known to be at risk for a COVID-19 infection. As of Monday, nine VA health care workers systemwide had died of COVID-19 complications, and over 1,500 were being quarantined because of coronavirus infections, according to VA spokesperson Christina Noel.

Mark Accad said he would like his mother’s story to raise awareness of the risks health care workers face in the global pandemic.

“She’s a hero for what she did,” he said.

— Melissa Bailey | Published April 15, 2020

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California Nurse Thrived In ER and ICU, But Couldn’t Survive COVID-19

(Courtesy of the Baumbach family)

Jeff Baumbach

Age: 57 Occupation: Nurse Place of Work: St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Stockton, California Date of Death: March 31, 2020

Jeff Baumbach, 57, was a seasoned nurse of 28 years when the novel coronavirus began to circulate in California. He’d worked in the ER, the ICU and on a cardiac floor. Hepatitis and tuberculosis had been around over the years but never posed a major concern. He’d cared for patients who had tuberculosis.

Jeff and his wife, Karen Baumbach, also a nurse, initially didn’t consider it significantly riskier than challenges they’d faced for years.

“He’d worked in the ICU. He was exposed to so many things, and we never got anything,” she said. “This was just ramping up.”

One day during work, Jeff sent a sarcastic text to his wife: “I love wearing a mask every day.”

Within weeks, he would wage a difficult and steady fight against the virus that ended with a sudden collapse. Across the U.S., dozens of other health care workers have died, according to reports compiled by The Guardian and Kaiser Health News. The CDC has not yet issued a full tally, and many states have said little about how many health workers are dying.

Jeff was working at St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Stockton, California, about an hour south of Sacramento, where he was a case manager for Kaiser Permanente patients treated there. (Kaiser Health News is not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente.)

In mid-March, Jeff and his wife traveled to New York City to help their younger son, one of four adult children, settle into an apartment. As they were leaving, bars and restaurants were starting to shut down. The feeling set in that something serious was taking place.

Back home, Karen said her husband was notified that he may have been around a co-worker who tested positive for the coronavirus. Jeff would need to wear a mask. On March 23, he called in sick. The next day, he was told to get a COVID-19 test.

Jeff’s test was positive. Soon after, so was Karen’s. The couple hunkered down together at home, Karen with body aches and congestion and Jeff with a fever and cough.

Their home had been the site of countless family brunches and barbecues, for which Jeff was often the chef. It was where he solved massive jigsaw puzzles with his kids, sealed them together and put them on the ceiling of the garage.

Kaila Baumbach, 26, the last child living in their Lodi home, had moved out as a precaution. She and her dad were close. They had gotten tattoos together on a family trip to Hawaii. Hers, a peace sign. His had two large Celtic hearts and four smaller ones to represent his children. Kaila said she didn’t text or call her dad when he was sick.

“I thought he was invincible,” she said during a phone interview, through tears.

Karen took Jeff to the emergency room on March 26, where he was diagnosed with pneumonia, but chose to recuperate at home. On March 31, he collapsed in an upstairs bathroom.

“It was just like that,” Karen said. “It went downhill really fast.”

Karen called 911 and went with him to Adventist Health Lodi Memorial, the hospital where she worked. She sat in her car getting updates by phone. Kaila waited in another car.

The ventilator Jeff was connected to had little effect and he remained unresponsive.

When it seemed hopeless, Karen went in, suited with full protective medical gear, and told Jeff, her husband of 33 years, she loved him. The kids love him. And she was sorry.

“We both sat here all those days with him getting worse before my eyes and me not seeing it,” she said. “The doctor reassured me that several times people have seemed to be OK and then they just fall off and then it’s just too late.”

Karen returned home alone, still in quarantine.

The next day, Kaila organized about 50 family and loved ones to drive by the couple’s home and shine their phone flashlights to show support. Karen’s mother, Sharleen Leal, called her at 8 p.m.: “Look outside.”

Karen looked out an upstairs window. Lights from lines of cars going in both directions on the avenue shone bright. Grieving, and awash with gratitude, she cried.

— Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News | Published April 15, 2020

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Nurse’s Faith Led Her To Care For Prisoners At A New Jersey Jail

(Courtesy of Denise Rendor)

Daisy Doronila

Age: 60 Occupation: Nurse Place of Work: Hudson County Correctional Facility in Kearny, New Jersey Date of Death: April 5, 2020

Daisy Doronila had a different perspective than most who worked at the Hudson County Correctional Facility, a New Jersey lockup 11 miles from Manhattan. It was a place where the veteran nurse could put her Catholic faith into action, showing kindness to marginalized people.

“There would be people there for the most heinous crimes,” said her daughter, Denise Rendor, 28, “but they would just melt towards my mother because she really was there to give them care with no judgment.”

Doronila, 60, died April 5, two weeks after testing positive for the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The jail has been hit hard by the virus, with 27 inmates and 68 staff members having tested positive. Among those, another nurse, a correctional officer and a clerk also died, according to Ron Edwards, Hudson County’s director of corrections.

Doronila fell ill before the scope of the jail infections were known. She was picking up extra shifts in the weeks before, her daughter said, and planning on a trip to Israel soon with friends from church.

That plan began to fall apart March 14, when someone at the jail noticed her coughing and asked her to go home and visit a doctor.

Doronila, of Nutley, New Jersey, went to her doctor and a local hospital in the coming days but was told she had strep throat, so she wouldn’t get a coronavirus test. Then she was told her fever wasn’t high enough to merit a test.

Edwards, the jail chief, said Doronila offered to come back to work after she started feeling ill, not wanting to let him down. He told her to stay home and rest.

“She was one of my hardest workers,” he said, describing her as sophisticated, intelligent and compassionate. “Daisy could handle herself. If someone got obnoxious with her, she’d put them in their place and call for help if she needed to.”

As days went by in March, her condition got worse. Feeling breathless, she went to an urgent care center on March 21.

Her oxygen saturation level was 77 ― far below levels that should be close to 100 — so she was sent by ambulance to the hospital. The next day, she was transferred to the ICU, where she was put on a ventilator, never to talk to her family again.

Rendor, who was not allowed to visit her mother, said time crawled as she awaited updates from nurses and doctors.

On her fifth day in the hospital, her mother went into cardiac arrest and was revived. On Day Nine, she was put on dialysis.

By Day 14, it was futile.

Rendor said her mother emigrated from the Philippines as a young nurse. She loved to dress in fashionable clothes and eat seafood on the waterfront in New York City.

The two loved to shop together and were looking forward to the next chapters in life. For the mother, retirement at 65. For Rendor, marriage and perhaps starting her own family.

“It was about to get really, really good,” Rendor said.

— Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News | Published April 15, 2020

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An Army Veteran, Hospital Custodian ‘Loved Helping People’

(Courtesy of Michelle Wilcox)

Alvin Simmons

Age: 54 Occupation: Environmental service assistant Place of Work: Rochester General Hospital in Rochester, New York Death: March 17, 2020

Alvin Simmons started working as a custodian at Rochester General Hospital, in New York state, weeks before he fell ill. “He loved helping people and he figured the best place to do that would be in a hospital,” his sister, Michelle Wilcox said.

An Army veteran who had served in the first Gulf War, Simmons loved karaoke and doted on his three grandchildren, Wilcox said. “He was a dedicated, hardworking individual who had just changed his life around” since a prison stint, she said.

According to Wilcox, Simmons began developing symptoms shortly after cleaning the room of a woman he believed was infected with the novel coronavirus. “Other hospital employees did not want to clean the room because they said they weren’t properly trained” to clean the room of someone potentially infected, she said. “They got my brother from a different floor, because he had just started there,” she said. (In an email, a hospital spokesperson said they had “no evidence to suggest that Mr. Simmons was at a heightened risk of exposure to COVID-19 by virtue of his training or employment duties at RGH.”)

On March 11, he visited the emergency room at Rochester General, where he was tested for COVID-19, Wilcox said. Over the next few days, as he rested at his girlfriend’s home, his breathing became more labored and he began to cough up blood. He was rushed to the hospital on March 13, where he was later declared brain-dead. Subsequently, he received a COVID-19 diagnosis. Simmons died on March 17.

— Danielle Renwick, The Guardian | Published April 15, 2020

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Nurse At Nevada VA Dies After Caring For Infected Colleague

(Courtesy of Bob Thompson)

Vianna Thompson

Age: 52 Occupation: Nurse Places of Work: VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System and Northern Nevada Medical Center in Reno, Nevada Date of Death: April 7, 2020

Nurse Vianna Thompson, 52, spent two night shifts caring for a fellow Veterans Affairs health care worker who was dying from COVID-19.

Two weeks later, she too was lying in a hospital intensive care unit, with a co-worker holding her hand as she died.

Thompson and the man she treated were among three VA health care workers in Reno, Nevada, to die in two weeks from complications of the novel coronavirus.

“It’s pretty devastating. It’s surreal. Reno’s not that big of a city,” said Robyn Underhill, a night nurse who worked with Thompson in the ER at Reno’s VA hospital the past two years.

Thompson, who dreamed of teaching nursing one day, died April 7, joining a growing list of health care professionals killed in the pandemic.

Born Vianna Fye in Port Huron, Michigan, she became a go-getter nurse who worked almost exclusively at night, putting in five or six 12-hour shifts a week, according to her husband, Bob Thompson, 60.

The couple met in 1991 on the Osan Air Base in South Korea, where he was an inventory management specialist in the Air Force, and she was a veterinary technician in the Army, caring for military police dogs. They bonded over two-step dancing and country music.

Vianna was a “proud momma,” often showing off photos and videos of their three sons on her phone, her husband said. As the main breadwinner for over eight years, she juggled two jobs to make sure her boys had everything they needed, including saxophones, drums and keyboards so they could play jazz and country music. “She was just sweet, big-hearted, caring, unselfish,” he said.

Before she died, Thompson was working two jobs: full time in the ER at the VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System in Reno, and part time in the ICU at Northern Nevada Medical Center.

In the ICU, she tended to a fellow VA health care worker who had fallen ill with COVID-19, according to nurse Underhill. Two days later, on March 29, Thompson arrived at work with a cough.

“She came to work sick, and we were all very concerned,” Underhill said. “Call it intuition, call it ‘Spidey sense,’ but I knew that moment that she was coughing that this was not going to end well.”

Underhill said Thompson already had a slight smoker’s cough, so she may have overlooked the fact that her cough was a classic symptom of COVID-19.

“She was in denial that she was taking care of this high-risk population,” Underhill said. And she was reluctant to miss work.

That Sunday shift would be Thompson’s last. Over the next four days, she wrestled with fever, weakness and shortness of breath. The following Thursday, she texted her husband from the bedroom: “Call the ambulance, I can hardly breathe.”

She was taken to the VA hospital where she worked and immediately sedated and put on a ventilator.

The next Tuesday, her organs were failing and it was time to remove life support, her husband said. They connected him on FaceTime to say goodbye, and a nurse held her hand as she died.

As a veteran, she qualified for an “honor flight,” in which the patient’s body is covered with a black box, draped with an American flag and wheeled through the hospital while others line up and salute.

Because of the infectious nature of the coronavirus, a flag could not be safely draped over her body, so someone walked in front of her with a flag.

Bob Thompson said the honor flight ceremony drew more people into the hallways than staff had seen in 20 years, “all the way from the ICU to the morgue.”

“God’s getting a hell of a nurse,” he said.

— Melissa Bailey | Published April 15, 2020

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Dr. J. Ronald Verrier Was Busy Saving Lives Before The Pandemic

(Courtesy of Christina Pardo)

J. Ronald Verrier

Age: 59 Occupation: Surgeon Place of Work: St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx, New York Date of Death: April 8, 2020

Dr. J. Ronald Verrier, a surgeon at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx, spent the final weeks of his audacious, unfinished life tending to a torrent of patients inflicted with COVID-19. He died April 8 at Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital in Oceanside, New York, at age 59, after falling ill from the novel coronavirus.

Verrier led the charge even as the financially strapped St. Barnabas Hospital struggled to find masks and gowns to protect its workers — many nurses continue to make cloth masks — and makeshift morgues in the parking lot held patients who had died.

“He did a good work,” said Jeannine Sherwood, a nurse manager at St. Barnabas Hospital who worked closely with Verrier.

“He can rest.”

Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Verrier graduated from the Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie in 1986 and trained at Lincoln Medical Center in the Bronx. He worked at St. Barnabas for two decades, performing thousands of surgeries on critically ill patients and trauma victims, while overseeing the general surgery residency program.

A towering presence with a wide, dimpled smile, Verrier watched his large flock closely — popping into patients’ rooms for impromptu birthday parties, pressing his medical school residents to sharpen their surgical skills and extinguishing doubt in bright, young minds.

“He kept pushing me forward,” said Dr. Christina Pardo, a cousin who became an obstetrician and gynecologist. “I would call him and say, ‘I swear I failed that test,’ and he would laugh. He was my confidence when I didn’t have it.”

“He was someone you’d love to see if you were having a bad day,” said Dr. Ridwan Shabsigh, chairman of the Department of Surgery at SBH Health System. “He would comfort your heart.”

The Verrier family stretches across continents — a boisterous crew of cousins who grew up as brothers and sisters, a pot of joumou, a spicy Haitian soup, always boiling somewhere.

Verrier, who spoke English, French and Creole, zipped around to a niece’s wedding in Belgium, a baptism in Florida, another wedding in Montreal. In February, he ferried medical supplies to Haiti, returning to St. Barnabas to fortify the hospital for the surge of coronavirus patients.

Verrier helped steer the hospital’s efforts to increase — by 500% — the number of critically ill patients it could care for, an effort he worked on until he became ill.

“He was at the hospital every day,” Shabsigh said. “This was a nonstop effort, day and night.”

Verrier discovered he was infected in early April. After developing symptoms, he worked from his Woodmere, New York, home.

Undaunted, he did not want to talk about being sick. “He has this personality that, ‘Everything is going to be OK,’” said Pardo.

Shabsigh spoke with him the day before his death.

“He understood the coronavirus, he understood the pandemic,” he said. “He still maintained a high morale and hope that he would recover.”

When his condition worsened suddenly, according to Pardo, Verrier was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital where he died.

After a powerful earthquake struck Haiti in 2010, Verrier tended to victims, treating dozens of patients who required amputations at a Port-au-Prince hospital.

“Sometimes you use a little anesthesia and you cut the limb,” Verrier said soberly in a video recorded at the time. “Because you have to save a life.”

— Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News | Published April 15, 2020

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America’s First ER Doctor To Die In The Heat Of COVID-19 Battle

(Courtesy of Debra Vasalech Lyons)

Frank Gabrin

Age: 60 Occupation: Doctor Places of Work: St. John’s Episcopal in Queens, New York, and East Orange General in New Jersey Date of Death: March 26, 2020

At about 5 a.m. on March 19, a New York City ER physician named Frank Gabrin texted a friend about his concerns over the lack of medical supplies at hospitals.

“It’s busy ― everyone wants a COVID test that I do not have to give them,” he wrote in the message to Eddy Soffer. “So they are angry and disappointed.”

Worse, though, was the limited availability of personal protective equipment (PPE) — the masks and gloves that help keep health care workers from getting sick and spreading the virus to others. Gabrin said he had no choice but to don the same mask for several shifts, against Food and Drug Administration guidelines.

“Don’t have any PPE that has not been used,” he wrote. “No N95 masks ― my own goggles — my own face shield,” he added, referring to the N95 respirators considered among the best lines of defense.

Less than two weeks later, Gabrin became the first ER doctor in the U.S. known to have died as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the American College of Emergency Physicians.

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— Alastair Gee, The Guardian | Published April 10, 2020

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Lost On The Frontline

America’s health care workers are dying. In some states, medical staff account for as many as 20% of known coronavirus cases. They tend to patients in hospitals, treating them, serving them food and cleaning their rooms. Others at risk work in nursing homes or are employed as home health aides.

Some of them do not survive the encounter. Many hospitals are overwhelmed and some workers lack protective equipment or suffer from underlying health conditions that make them vulnerable to the highly infectious virus.

Many cases are shrouded in secrecy. “Lost on the Frontline” is a collaboration between The Guardian and Kaiser Health News that aims to document the lives of health care workers in the U.S. who die from COVID-19, and to understand why so many are falling victim to the pandemic.

These are some of the first tragic cases.

  Debbie Accad Clinical Nursing Coordinator

Jeff Baumbach Nurse

Araceli Buendia Ilagan ICU Nurse

Leo Dela Cruz Geriatric Psychiatrist

Daisy Doronila Nurse

Frank Gabrin Doctor

Rose Harrison Nurse

Curtis Hunt Social Worker

Kim King-Smith Electrocardiogram Technician

Alvin Simmons Environmental Service Assistant

Vianna Thompson Nurse

J. Ronald Verrier Surgeon

Lost On The Frontline

This project aims to document the life of every health care worker in America who dies from COVID-19. If you have a colleague or loved one we should include, please share their story.

    An Exacting But Loving Aunt, She Was A Mentor Until The End

(Courtesy of Jhoanna Mariel Buendia)

Araceli Buendia Ilagan

Age: 63 Occupation: Intensive care unit nurse Place of Work: Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami Date of Death: March 27, 2020

For Jhoanna Mariel Buendia, her aunt was a constant ― if distant — presence. Araceli Buendia Ilagan emigrated from their hometown Baguio, in the Philippines, to the U.S. before Buendia was born, but she remained close to her family and communicated with them nearly every day.

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“She was one of the smartest people I ever knew,” Buendia, 27, said. Buendia Ilagan, who at one point looked into adopting her niece so she could join her and her husband the United States, encouraged Buendia to become a nurse, and talked her through grueling coursework in anatomy and physiology. Buendia is now a nurse in London.

Buendia Ilagan was also demanding. “Whenever she visited the Philippines, she wanted everything to be organized and squeaky-clean,” Buendia said.

The last time the two spoke, in late March, Buendia Ilagan didn’t mention anything about feeling ill. Instead, the two commiserated over their experiences of treating patients with COVID-19; as always, her aunt offered her advice on staying safe while giving the best possible care. She died four days later.

— Danielle Renwick, The Guardian | Published April 22, 2020

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A Beloved Geriatric Psychiatrist And Church Musician Remembered For His Cooking Skills

(Courtesy of Nida Gonzales)

Leo Dela Cruz

Age: 57 Occupation: Geriatric psychiatrist Place of Work: Christ Hospital and CarePoint Health in Jersey City, New Jersey Date of Death: April 8, 2020

Dr. Leo Dela Cruz was nervous about going to work in the weeks before he died, his friends said. Like many in the region, Christ Hospital had an influx of COVID-19 patients and faced a shortage of ventilators and masks.

Dela Cruz was a geriatric psychiatrist and didn’t work in coronavirus wards. But he continued to see patients in person. In early April, Dela Cruz, who lived alone, complained only of migraines, his friends said. Within a week, his condition worsened, and he was put on a ventilator at a nearby hospital. He died soon after.

Friends said he may have been exposed at the hospital. (In a statement, hospital representatives said he didn’t treat COVID-19 patients.)

Dela Cruz, the oldest of 10 siblings, came from a family of health care professionals. His friends and family — from Cebu, Philippines, to Teaneck, New Jersey — remembered his jovial personality on Facebook. He won “best doctor of the year” awards, played tennis and cooked traditional Cebu dishes.

Nida Gonzales, a colleague, said he always supported people, whether funding a student’s education or running a church mental health program. “I feel like I lost a brother,” she said.

— Ankita Rao, The Guardian | Published April 22, 2020

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Alabama Nurse Remembered As Selfless But Sassy

(Courtesy of Amanda Williams)

Rose Harrison

Age: 60 Occupation: Nurse Place of Work: Marion Regional Nursing Home in Hamilton, Alabama Date of Death: April 6, 2020

Rose Harrison, 60, lived to serve others ― her husband, three daughters, grandchildren and the residents of the nursing home where she worked. Though the Alabama nurse was selfless, she also had a sassy edge to her personality and a penchant for road rage, her daughter, Amanda Williams said.

“Her personality was so funny, you automatically loved her,” Williams said. “She was so outspoken. If she didn’t agree with you, she’d tell you in a respectful way.”

Williams was not wearing a mask when she cared for a patient who later tested positive for COVID-19 at Marion Regional Nursing Home in Hamilton, Alabama, her daughter said. She later developed a cough, fatigue and a low-grade fever, but kept reporting to duty all week. Officials from the nursing home did not return calls for comment.

On April 3, Williams drove her mother to a hospital. The following evening, Harrison discussed the option of going on a ventilator with loved ones on a video call, agreeing it was the best course. Williams believed that her mother fully expected to recover. She died April 6.

— Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News | Published April 22, 2020

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Connecticut Social Worker Had Angelic Singing Voice And A Zest For Life

(Courtesy of the Hunt family)

Curtis Hunt

Age: 57 Occupation: Social worker Places of Work: Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center and New Reach, both in New Haven, Connecticut Date of Death: March 23, 2020

At a shelter for adults recovering from addiction, residents looked forward to the days when Marion “Curtis” Hunt would take the stage, emceeing talent shows and belting out Broadway and gospel tunes.

It wasn’t part of his job description as a social worker. It was just one of the ways he went “above and beyond,” said his supervisor at Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center, Daena Murphy. “He had a beautiful voice,” she said. “He was just a wonderful person — funny, engaging, always a huge smile on his face.”

Hunt, the youngest of four brothers, earned his master’s in social work from Fordham University at 52, and was baptized at his brother’s Pentecostal church at 54. He was a devoted uncle who doted on his dog and cat, Mya and Milo.

It’s unclear how Hunt got infected, but one patient he worked with had tested positive for COVID-19, as did two co-workers, according to Dr. Ece Tek, another supervisor at Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center. Hunt died on March 23, one week after developing flu-like symptoms, said his brother John Mann Jr.

— Melissa Bailey | Published April 22, 2020

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To The End, King-Smith Was Driven By A Desire To Help Others

(Courtesy of Hassana Salaam-Rivers)

Kim King-Smith

Age: 53 Occupation: Electrocardiogram technician Place of Work: University Hospital in Newark, New Jersey Date of Death: March 31, 2020

Kim King-Smith was a natural caregiver. An only child, she grew up close to her extended family, including her cousins Hassana Salaam-Rivers and Sharonda Salaam. After Salaam developed multiple sclerosis, King-Smith visited her every day.

“She’d bring her sweets that she wasn’t supposed to have and share them with her,” Salaam-Rivers said. King-Smith’s desire to care for others was the reason she became an electrocardiogram technician, her cousin added. “If a friend of a friend or family member went to the hospital, she would always go and visit them as soon as her shift was over,” she said.

In March, King-Smith cared for a patient she said had symptoms of COVID-19; she soon fell ill herself and tested positive for the virus. It seemed like a mild case at first, and she stayed in touch with family via FaceTime while trying to isolate from her husband, Lenny.

On March 29, Salaam-Rivers checked in on her cousin and noticed she was struggling to breathe. She urged her to call an ambulance. After King-Smith was hospitalized, she exchanged text messages with her mother and cousin. As the day progressed, her messages carried increasingly grave news, Salaam-Rivers said. Then she stopped responding.

— Danielle Renwick, The Guardian | Published April 22, 2020

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On The Eve Of Retirement, VA Nurse Succumbs To COVID-19

(Courtesy of Mark Accad)

Debbie Accad

Age: 72 Occupation: Clinical nursing coordinator Place of Work: Detroit VA Medical Center in Detroit, Michigan Date of Death: March 30, 2020

Nurse Divina “Debbie” Accad had cared for veterans for over 25 years and was set to retire in April. But after contracting the novel coronavirus, she spent her final 11 days on a ventilator — and didn’t survive past March.

She joined a growing list of health care professionals working on the front lines of the pandemic who have died from COVID-19.

Accad, 72, a clinical nursing coordinator at the Detroit VA Medical Center, dedicated her life to nursing, according to her son Mark Accad.

“She died doing what she loved most,” he said. “That was caring for people.”

She was born Divina Amo in the Philippine town of Alimodian, known for its sweet bananas. The eldest of four children, she was a precocious student. She finished high school at age 14 and had to wait a year to pursue her dream of nursing school. She graduated from Central Philippine University with a bachelor’s in nursing in 1969.

Yearning to move abroad, she applied to a “fly now, pay later” program for nurses and landed a job in Chicago, joining tens of thousands of Filipino nurses who have migrated to the United States. She later moved to Taylor, Michigan, where she married William Accad in 1985 and raised four children with him.

Her niece April Amada lives in Accad’s hometown. She remembers her aunt as a generous cook: A visit from Tita Debbie (Aunt Debbie) meant unli-kainan, or “unlimited food”: She served up big American breakfasts, cooked spicy kielbasa with cabbage and introduced her family to Jell-O.

Accad was the “pillar of the family,” Amada said, improving their quality of life by sending home money, and even supporting her younger sister through nursing school.

Amada said her aunt first signaled she was sick on the evening of March 16, telling relatives she had a fever and loose stool. On March 19, she reported feeling better by taking Tylenol. But the following day, she was hospitalized with pneumonia, a complication of COVID-19. She told her family in the Philippines that she had tested positive for the disease caused by the coronavirus and asked them to pray for her and to spread the word to local pastors, Amada said.

Amada, who is also a nurse, said her family felt helpless watching their beloved matriarch suffer from afar, and being unable to travel to her bedside because of the infectious nature of the disease. They last saw her face on a video call.

Mark Accad, 36, who lives across the street from his parents, said his mother had diabetes, a risk factor for serious complications from COVID-19. In her last phone call with him, he said, she was preoccupied with her family’s health more than her own. But he could hear in her voice that she was worried.

“It’s just terrible that we all couldn’t be there for her,” he said.

Mark Accad said he believes his mother was exposed by infected co-workers, though that hasn’t been confirmed. She was a nursing supervisor who often stepped in to care for patients, he said.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is facing serious shortages in protective equipment for its health care workers, according to internal memos obtained by The Wall Street Journal. Mark Accad said he doesn’t know whether his mother had adequate protective gear.

In a statement, the Detroit VA Medical Center declined to comment on Accad’s case, citing privacy concerns, but confirmed that an employee of her age died from coronavirus complications.

The VA has “implemented appropriate measures to ensure the safest health care environment for each Veteran, visitor and employee,” including immediately isolating patients known to be at risk for a COVID-19 infection. As of Monday, nine VA health care workers systemwide had died of COVID-19 complications, and over 1,500 were being quarantined because of coronavirus infections, according to VA spokesperson Christina Noel.

Mark Accad said he would like his mother’s story to raise awareness of the risks health care workers face in the global pandemic.

“She’s a hero for what she did,” he said.

— Melissa Bailey | Published April 15, 2020

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California Nurse Thrived In ER and ICU, But Couldn’t Survive COVID-19

(Courtesy of the Baumbach family)

Jeff Baumbach

Age: 57 Occupation: Nurse Place of Work: St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Stockton, California Date of Death: March 31, 2020

Jeff Baumbach, 57, was a seasoned nurse of 28 years when the novel coronavirus began to circulate in California. He’d worked in the ER, the ICU and on a cardiac floor. Hepatitis and tuberculosis had been around over the years but never posed a major concern. He’d cared for patients who had tuberculosis.

Jeff and his wife, Karen Baumbach, also a nurse, initially didn’t consider it significantly riskier than challenges they’d faced for years.

“He’d worked in the ICU. He was exposed to so many things, and we never got anything,” she said. “This was just ramping up.”

One day during work, Jeff sent a sarcastic text to his wife: “I love wearing a mask every day.”

Within weeks, he would wage a difficult and steady fight against the virus that ended with a sudden collapse. Across the U.S., dozens of other health care workers have died, according to reports compiled by The Guardian and Kaiser Health News. The CDC has not yet issued a full tally, and many states have said little about how many health workers are dying.

Jeff was working at St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Stockton, California, about an hour south of Sacramento, where he was a case manager for Kaiser Permanente patients treated there. (Kaiser Health News is not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente.)

In mid-March, Jeff and his wife traveled to New York City to help their younger son, one of four adult children, settle into an apartment. As they were leaving, bars and restaurants were starting to shut down. The feeling set in that something serious was taking place.

Back home, Karen said her husband was notified that he may have been around a co-worker who tested positive for the coronavirus. Jeff would need to wear a mask. On March 23, he called in sick. The next day, he was told to get a COVID-19 test.

Jeff’s test was positive. Soon after, so was Karen’s. The couple hunkered down together at home, Karen with body aches and congestion and Jeff with a fever and cough.

Their home had been the site of countless family brunches and barbecues, for which Jeff was often the chef. It was where he solved massive jigsaw puzzles with his kids, sealed them together and put them on the ceiling of the garage.

Kaila Baumbach, 26, the last child living in their Lodi home, had moved out as a precaution. She and her dad were close. They had gotten tattoos together on a family trip to Hawaii. Hers, a peace sign. His had two large Celtic hearts and four smaller ones to represent his children. Kaila said she didn’t text or call her dad when he was sick.

“I thought he was invincible,” she said during a phone interview, through tears.

Karen took Jeff to the emergency room on March 26, where he was diagnosed with pneumonia, but chose to recuperate at home. On March 31, he collapsed in an upstairs bathroom.

“It was just like that,” Karen said. “It went downhill really fast.”

Karen called 911 and went with him to Adventist Health Lodi Memorial, the hospital where she worked. She sat in her car getting updates by phone. Kaila waited in another car.

The ventilator Jeff was connected to had little effect and he remained unresponsive.

When it seemed hopeless, Karen went in, suited with full protective medical gear, and told Jeff, her husband of 33 years, she loved him. The kids love him. And she was sorry.

“We both sat here all those days with him getting worse before my eyes and me not seeing it,” she said. “The doctor reassured me that several times people have seemed to be OK and then they just fall off and then it’s just too late.”

Karen returned home alone, still in quarantine.

The next day, Kaila organized about 50 family and loved ones to drive by the couple’s home and shine their phone flashlights to show support. Karen’s mother, Sharleen Leal, called her at 8 p.m.: “Look outside.”

Karen looked out an upstairs window. Lights from lines of cars going in both directions on the avenue shone bright. Grieving, and awash with gratitude, she cried.

— Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News | Published April 15, 2020

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Nurse’s Faith Led Her To Care For Prisoners At A New Jersey Jail

(Courtesy of Denise Rendor)

Daisy Doronila

Age: 60 Occupation: Nurse Place of Work: Hudson County Correctional Facility in Kearny, New Jersey Date of Death: April 5, 2020

Daisy Doronila had a different perspective than most who worked at the Hudson County Correctional Facility, a New Jersey lockup 11 miles from Manhattan. It was a place where the veteran nurse could put her Catholic faith into action, showing kindness to marginalized people.

“There would be people there for the most heinous crimes,” said her daughter, Denise Rendor, 28, “but they would just melt towards my mother because she really was there to give them care with no judgment.”

Doronila, 60, died April 5, two weeks after testing positive for the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The jail has been hit hard by the virus, with 27 inmates and 68 staff members having tested positive. Among those, another nurse, a correctional officer and a clerk also died, according to Ron Edwards, Hudson County’s director of corrections.

Doronila fell ill before the scope of the jail infections were known. She was picking up extra shifts in the weeks before, her daughter said, and planning on a trip to Israel soon with friends from church.

That plan began to fall apart March 14, when someone at the jail noticed her coughing and asked her to go home and visit a doctor.

Doronila, of Nutley, New Jersey, went to her doctor and a local hospital in the coming days but was told she had strep throat, so she wouldn’t get a coronavirus test. Then she was told her fever wasn’t high enough to merit a test.

Edwards, the jail chief, said Doronila offered to come back to work after she started feeling ill, not wanting to let him down. He told her to stay home and rest.

“She was one of my hardest workers,” he said, describing her as sophisticated, intelligent and compassionate. “Daisy could handle herself. If someone got obnoxious with her, she’d put them in their place and call for help if she needed to.”

As days went by in March, her condition got worse. Feeling breathless, she went to an urgent care center on March 21.

Her oxygen saturation level was 77 ― far below levels that should be close to 100 — so she was sent by ambulance to the hospital. The next day, she was transferred to the ICU, where she was put on a ventilator, never to talk to her family again.

Rendor, who was not allowed to visit her mother, said time crawled as she awaited updates from nurses and doctors.

On her fifth day in the hospital, her mother went into cardiac arrest and was revived. On Day Nine, she was put on dialysis.

By Day 14, it was futile.

Rendor said her mother emigrated from the Philippines as a young nurse. She loved to dress in fashionable clothes and eat seafood on the waterfront in New York City.

The two loved to shop together and were looking forward to the next chapters in life. For the mother, retirement at 65. For Rendor, marriage and perhaps starting her own family.

“It was about to get really, really good,” Rendor said.

— Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News | Published April 15, 2020

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An Army Veteran, Hospital Custodian ‘Loved Helping People’

(Courtesy of Michelle Wilcox)

Alvin Simmons

Age: 54 Occupation: Environmental service assistant Place of Work: Rochester General Hospital in Rochester, New York Death: March 17, 2020

Alvin Simmons started working as a custodian at Rochester General Hospital, in New York state, weeks before he fell ill. “He loved helping people and he figured the best place to do that would be in a hospital,” his sister, Michelle Wilcox said.

An Army veteran who had served in the first Gulf War, Simmons loved karaoke and doted on his three grandchildren, Wilcox said. “He was a dedicated, hardworking individual who had just changed his life around” since a prison stint, she said.

According to Wilcox, Simmons began developing symptoms shortly after cleaning the room of a woman he believed was infected with the novel coronavirus. “Other hospital employees did not want to clean the room because they said they weren’t properly trained” to clean the room of someone potentially infected, she said. “They got my brother from a different floor, because he had just started there,” she said. (In an email, a hospital spokesperson said they had “no evidence to suggest that Mr. Simmons was at a heightened risk of exposure to COVID-19 by virtue of his training or employment duties at RGH.”)

On March 11, he visited the emergency room at Rochester General, where he was tested for COVID-19, Wilcox said. Over the next few days, as he rested at his girlfriend’s home, his breathing became more labored and he began to cough up blood. He was rushed to the hospital on March 13, where he was later declared brain-dead. Subsequently, he received a COVID-19 diagnosis. Simmons died on March 17.

— Danielle Renwick, The Guardian | Published April 15, 2020

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Nurse At Nevada VA Dies After Caring For Infected Colleague

(Courtesy of Bob Thompson)

Vianna Thompson

Age: 52 Occupation: Nurse Places of Work: VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System and Northern Nevada Medical Center in Reno, Nevada Date of Death: April 7, 2020

Nurse Vianna Thompson, 52, spent two night shifts caring for a fellow Veterans Affairs health care worker who was dying from COVID-19.

Two weeks later, she too was lying in a hospital intensive care unit, with a co-worker holding her hand as she died.

Thompson and the man she treated were among three VA health care workers in Reno, Nevada, to die in two weeks from complications of the novel coronavirus.

“It’s pretty devastating. It’s surreal. Reno’s not that big of a city,” said Robyn Underhill, a night nurse who worked with Thompson in the ER at Reno’s VA hospital the past two years.

Thompson, who dreamed of teaching nursing one day, died April 7, joining a growing list of health care professionals killed in the pandemic.

Born Vianna Fye in Port Huron, Michigan, she became a go-getter nurse who worked almost exclusively at night, putting in five or six 12-hour shifts a week, according to her husband, Bob Thompson, 60.

The couple met in 1991 on the Osan Air Base in South Korea, where he was an inventory management specialist in the Air Force, and she was a veterinary technician in the Army, caring for military police dogs. They bonded over two-step dancing and country music.

Vianna was a “proud momma,” often showing off photos and videos of their three sons on her phone, her husband said. As the main breadwinner for over eight years, she juggled two jobs to make sure her boys had everything they needed, including saxophones, drums and keyboards so they could play jazz and country music. “She was just sweet, big-hearted, caring, unselfish,” he said.

Before she died, Thompson was working two jobs: full time in the ER at the VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System in Reno, and part time in the ICU at Northern Nevada Medical Center.

In the ICU, she tended to a fellow VA health care worker who had fallen ill with COVID-19, according to nurse Underhill. Two days later, on March 29, Thompson arrived at work with a cough.

“She came to work sick, and we were all very concerned,” Underhill said. “Call it intuition, call it ‘Spidey sense,’ but I knew that moment that she was coughing that this was not going to end well.”

Underhill said Thompson already had a slight smoker’s cough, so she may have overlooked the fact that her cough was a classic symptom of COVID-19.

“She was in denial that she was taking care of this high-risk population,” Underhill said. And she was reluctant to miss work.

That Sunday shift would be Thompson’s last. Over the next four days, she wrestled with fever, weakness and shortness of breath. The following Thursday, she texted her husband from the bedroom: “Call the ambulance, I can hardly breathe.”

She was taken to the VA hospital where she worked and immediately sedated and put on a ventilator.

The next Tuesday, her organs were failing and it was time to remove life support, her husband said. They connected him on FaceTime to say goodbye, and a nurse held her hand as she died.

As a veteran, she qualified for an “honor flight,” in which the patient’s body is covered with a black box, draped with an American flag and wheeled through the hospital while others line up and salute.

Because of the infectious nature of the coronavirus, a flag could not be safely draped over her body, so someone walked in front of her with a flag.

Bob Thompson said the honor flight ceremony drew more people into the hallways than staff had seen in 20 years, “all the way from the ICU to the morgue.”

“God’s getting a hell of a nurse,” he said.

— Melissa Bailey | Published April 15, 2020

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Dr. J. Ronald Verrier Was Busy Saving Lives Before The Pandemic

(Courtesy of Christina Pardo)

J. Ronald Verrier

Age: 59 Occupation: Surgeon Place of Work: St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx, New York Date of Death: April 8, 2020

Dr. J. Ronald Verrier, a surgeon at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx, spent the final weeks of his audacious, unfinished life tending to a torrent of patients inflicted with COVID-19. He died April 8 at Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital in Oceanside, New York, at age 59, after falling ill from the novel coronavirus.

Verrier led the charge even as the financially strapped St. Barnabas Hospital struggled to find masks and gowns to protect its workers — many nurses continue to make cloth masks — and makeshift morgues in the parking lot held patients who had died.

“He did a good work,” said Jeannine Sherwood, a nurse manager at St. Barnabas Hospital who worked closely with Verrier.

“He can rest.”

Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Verrier graduated from the Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie in 1986 and trained at Lincoln Medical Center in the Bronx. He worked at St. Barnabas for two decades, performing thousands of surgeries on critically ill patients and trauma victims, while overseeing the general surgery residency program.

A towering presence with a wide, dimpled smile, Verrier watched his large flock closely — popping into patients’ rooms for impromptu birthday parties, pressing his medical school residents to sharpen their surgical skills and extinguishing doubt in bright, young minds.

“He kept pushing me forward,” said Dr. Christina Pardo, a cousin who became an obstetrician and gynecologist. “I would call him and say, ‘I swear I failed that test,’ and he would laugh. He was my confidence when I didn’t have it.”

“He was someone you’d love to see if you were having a bad day,” said Dr. Ridwan Shabsigh, chairman of the Department of Surgery at SBH Health System. “He would comfort your heart.”

The Verrier family stretches across continents — a boisterous crew of cousins who grew up as brothers and sisters, a pot of joumou, a spicy Haitian soup, always boiling somewhere.

Verrier, who spoke English, French and Creole, zipped around to a niece’s wedding in Belgium, a baptism in Florida, another wedding in Montreal. In February, he ferried medical supplies to Haiti, returning to St. Barnabas to fortify the hospital for the surge of coronavirus patients.

Verrier helped steer the hospital’s efforts to increase — by 500% — the number of critically ill patients it could care for, an effort he worked on until he became ill.

“He was at the hospital every day,” Shabsigh said. “This was a nonstop effort, day and night.”

Verrier discovered he was infected in early April. After developing symptoms, he worked from his Woodmere, New York, home.

Undaunted, he did not want to talk about being sick. “He has this personality that, ‘Everything is going to be OK,’” said Pardo.

Shabsigh spoke with him the day before his death.

“He understood the coronavirus, he understood the pandemic,” he said. “He still maintained a high morale and hope that he would recover.”

When his condition worsened suddenly, according to Pardo, Verrier was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital where he died.

After a powerful earthquake struck Haiti in 2010, Verrier tended to victims, treating dozens of patients who required amputations at a Port-au-Prince hospital.

“Sometimes you use a little anesthesia and you cut the limb,” Verrier said soberly in a video recorded at the time. “Because you have to save a life.”

— Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News | Published April 15, 2020

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America’s First ER Doctor To Die In The Heat Of COVID-19 Battle

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Frank Gabrin

Age: 60 Occupation: Doctor Places of Work: St. John’s Episcopal in Queens, New York, and East Orange General in New Jersey Date of Death: March 26, 2020

At about 5 a.m. on March 19, a New York City ER physician named Frank Gabrin texted a friend about his concerns over the lack of medical supplies at hospitals.

“It’s busy ― everyone wants a COVID test that I do not have to give them,” he wrote in the message to Eddy Soffer. “So they are angry and disappointed.”

Worse, though, was the limited availability of personal protective equipment (PPE) — the masks and gloves that help keep health care workers from getting sick and spreading the virus to others. Gabrin said he had no choice but to don the same mask for several shifts, against Food and Drug Administration guidelines.

“Don’t have any PPE that has not been used,” he wrote. “No N95 masks ― my own goggles — my own face shield,” he added, referring to the N95 respirators considered among the best lines of defense.

Less than two weeks later, Gabrin became the first ER doctor in the U.S. known to have died as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the American College of Emergency Physicians.

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— Alastair Gee, The Guardian | Published April 10, 2020

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This story is part of “Lost on the Frontline,” a project from The Guardian and Kaiser Health News that aims to document the life of every health care worker in America who dies from COVID-19 during the pandemic. If you have a colleague or loved one we should include, please share their story.

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Lost On The Frontline

America’s health care workers are dying. In some states, medical staff account for as many as 20% of known coronavirus cases. They tend to patients in hospitals, treating them, serving them food and cleaning their rooms. Others at risk work in nursing homes or are employed as home health aides.

Some of them do not survive the encounter. Many hospitals are overwhelmed and some workers lack protective equipment or suffer from underlying health conditions that make them vulnerable to the highly infectious virus.

Many cases are shrouded in secrecy. “Lost on the Frontline” is a collaboration between The Guardian and Kaiser Health News that aims to document the lives of health care workers in the U.S. who die from COVID-19, and to understand why so many are falling victim to the pandemic.

These are some of the first tragic cases.

  Debbie Accad Clinical Nursing Coordinator

Jeff Baumbach Nurse

Araceli Buendia Ilagan ICU Nurse

Leo Dela Cruz Geriatric Psychiatrist

Daisy Doronila Nurse

Frank Gabrin Doctor

Rose Harrison Nurse

Curtis Hunt Social Worker

Kim King-Smith Electrocardiogram Technician

Alvin Simmons Environmental Service Assistant

Vianna Thompson Nurse

J. Ronald Verrier Surgeon

Lost On The Frontline

This project aims to document the life of every health care worker in America who dies from COVID-19. If you have a colleague or loved one we should include, please share their story.

    An Exacting But Loving Aunt, She Was A Mentor Until The End

(Courtesy of Jhoanna Mariel Buendia)

Araceli Buendia Ilagan

Age: 63 Occupation: Intensive care unit nurse Place of Work: Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami Date of Death: March 27, 2020

For Jhoanna Mariel Buendia, her aunt was a constant ― if distant — presence. Araceli Buendia Ilagan emigrated from their hometown Baguio, in the Philippines, to the U.S. before Buendia was born, but she remained close to her family and communicated with them nearly every day.

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“She was one of the smartest people I ever knew,” Buendia, 27, said. Buendia Ilagan, who at one point looked into adopting her niece so she could join her and her husband the United States, encouraged Buendia to become a nurse, and talked her through grueling coursework in anatomy and physiology. Buendia is now a nurse in London.

Buendia Ilagan was also demanding. “Whenever she visited the Philippines, she wanted everything to be organized and squeaky-clean,” Buendia said.

The last time the two spoke, in late March, Buendia Ilagan didn’t mention anything about feeling ill. Instead, the two commiserated over their experiences of treating patients with COVID-19; as always, her aunt offered her advice on staying safe while giving the best possible care. She died four days later.

— Danielle Renwick, The Guardian | Published April 22, 2020

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A Beloved Geriatric Psychiatrist And Church Musician Remembered For His Cooking Skills

(Courtesy of Nida Gonzales)

Leo Dela Cruz

Age: 57 Occupation: Geriatric psychiatrist Place of Work: Christ Hospital and CarePoint Health in Jersey City, New Jersey Date of Death: April 8, 2020

Dr. Leo Dela Cruz was nervous about going to work in the weeks before he died, his friends said. Like many in the region, Christ Hospital had an influx of COVID-19 patients and faced a shortage of ventilators and masks.

Dela Cruz was a geriatric psychiatrist and didn’t work in coronavirus wards. But he continued to see patients in person. In early April, Dela Cruz, who lived alone, complained only of migraines, his friends said. Within a week, his condition worsened, and he was put on a ventilator at a nearby hospital. He died soon after.

Friends said he may have been exposed at the hospital. (In a statement, hospital representatives said he didn’t treat COVID-19 patients.)

Dela Cruz, the oldest of 10 siblings, came from a family of health care professionals. His friends and family — from Cebu, Philippines, to Teaneck, New Jersey — remembered his jovial personality on Facebook. He won “best doctor of the year” awards, played tennis and cooked traditional Cebu dishes.

Nida Gonzales, a colleague, said he always supported people, whether funding a student’s education or running a church mental health program. “I feel like I lost a brother,” she said.

— Ankita Rao, The Guardian | Published April 22, 2020

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Alabama Nurse Remembered As Selfless But Sassy

(Courtesy of Amanda Williams)

Rose Harrison

Age: 60 Occupation: Nurse Place of Work: Marion Regional Nursing Home in Hamilton, Alabama Date of Death: April 6, 2020

Rose Harrison, 60, lived to serve others ― her husband, three daughters, grandchildren and the residents of the nursing home where she worked. Though the Alabama nurse was selfless, she also had a sassy edge to her personality and a penchant for road rage, her daughter, Amanda Williams said.

“Her personality was so funny, you automatically loved her,” Williams said. “She was so outspoken. If she didn’t agree with you, she’d tell you in a respectful way.”

Williams was not wearing a mask when she cared for a patient who later tested positive for COVID-19 at Marion Regional Nursing Home in Hamilton, Alabama, her daughter said. She later developed a cough, fatigue and a low-grade fever, but kept reporting to duty all week. Officials from the nursing home did not return calls for comment.

On April 3, Williams drove her mother to a hospital. The following evening, Harrison discussed the option of going on a ventilator with loved ones on a video call, agreeing it was the best course. Williams believed that her mother fully expected to recover. She died April 6.

— Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News | Published April 22, 2020

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Connecticut Social Worker Had Angelic Singing Voice And A Zest For Life

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Curtis Hunt

Age: 57 Occupation: Social worker Places of Work: Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center and New Reach, both in New Haven, Connecticut Date of Death: March 23, 2020

At a shelter for adults recovering from addiction, residents looked forward to the days when Marion “Curtis” Hunt would take the stage, emceeing talent shows and belting out Broadway and gospel tunes.

It wasn’t part of his job description as a social worker. It was just one of the ways he went “above and beyond,” said his supervisor at Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center, Daena Murphy. “He had a beautiful voice,” she said. “He was just a wonderful person — funny, engaging, always a huge smile on his face.”

Hunt, the youngest of four brothers, earned his master’s in social work from Fordham University at 52, and was baptized at his brother’s Pentecostal church at 54. He was a devoted uncle who doted on his dog and cat, Mya and Milo.

It’s unclear how Hunt got infected, but one patient he worked with had tested positive for COVID-19, as did two co-workers, according to Dr. Ece Tek, another supervisor at Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center. Hunt died on March 23, one week after developing flu-like symptoms, said his brother John Mann Jr.

— Melissa Bailey | Published April 22, 2020

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To The End, King-Smith Was Driven By A Desire To Help Others

(Courtesy of Hassana Salaam-Rivers)

Kim King-Smith

Age: 53 Occupation: Electrocardiogram technician Place of Work: University Hospital in Newark, New Jersey Date of Death: March 31, 2020

Kim King-Smith was a natural caregiver. An only child, she grew up close to her extended family, including her cousins Hassana Salaam-Rivers and Sharonda Salaam. After Salaam developed multiple sclerosis, King-Smith visited her every day.

“She’d bring her sweets that she wasn’t supposed to have and share them with her,” Salaam-Rivers said. King-Smith’s desire to care for others was the reason she became an electrocardiogram technician, her cousin added. “If a friend of a friend or family member went to the hospital, she would always go and visit them as soon as her shift was over,” she said.

In March, King-Smith cared for a patient she said had symptoms of COVID-19; she soon fell ill herself and tested positive for the virus. It seemed like a mild case at first, and she stayed in touch with family via FaceTime while trying to isolate from her husband, Lenny.

On March 29, Salaam-Rivers checked in on her cousin and noticed she was struggling to breathe. She urged her to call an ambulance. After King-Smith was hospitalized, she exchanged text messages with her mother and cousin. As the day progressed, her messages carried increasingly grave news, Salaam-Rivers said. Then she stopped responding.

— Danielle Renwick, The Guardian | Published April 22, 2020

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On The Eve Of Retirement, VA Nurse Succumbs To COVID-19

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Debbie Accad

Age: 72 Occupation: Clinical nursing coordinator Place of Work: Detroit VA Medical Center in Detroit, Michigan Date of Death: March 30, 2020

Nurse Divina “Debbie” Accad had cared for veterans for over 25 years and was set to retire in April. But after contracting the novel coronavirus, she spent her final 11 days on a ventilator — and didn’t survive past March.

She joined a growing list of health care professionals working on the front lines of the pandemic who have died from COVID-19.

Accad, 72, a clinical nursing coordinator at the Detroit VA Medical Center, dedicated her life to nursing, according to her son Mark Accad.

“She died doing what she loved most,” he said. “That was caring for people.”

She was born Divina Amo in the Philippine town of Alimodian, known for its sweet bananas. The eldest of four children, she was a precocious student. She finished high school at age 14 and had to wait a year to pursue her dream of nursing school. She graduated from Central Philippine University with a bachelor’s in nursing in 1969.

Yearning to move abroad, she applied to a “fly now, pay later” program for nurses and landed a job in Chicago, joining tens of thousands of Filipino nurses who have migrated to the United States. She later moved to Taylor, Michigan, where she married William Accad in 1985 and raised four children with him.

Her niece April Amada lives in Accad’s hometown. She remembers her aunt as a generous cook: A visit from Tita Debbie (Aunt Debbie) meant unli-kainan, or “unlimited food”: She served up big American breakfasts, cooked spicy kielbasa with cabbage and introduced her family to Jell-O.

Accad was the “pillar of the family,” Amada said, improving their quality of life by sending home money, and even supporting her younger sister through nursing school.

Amada said her aunt first signaled she was sick on the evening of March 16, telling relatives she had a fever and loose stool. On March 19, she reported feeling better by taking Tylenol. But the following day, she was hospitalized with pneumonia, a complication of COVID-19. She told her family in the Philippines that she had tested positive for the disease caused by the coronavirus and asked them to pray for her and to spread the word to local pastors, Amada said.

Amada, who is also a nurse, said her family felt helpless watching their beloved matriarch suffer from afar, and being unable to travel to her bedside because of the infectious nature of the disease. They last saw her face on a video call.

Mark Accad, 36, who lives across the street from his parents, said his mother had diabetes, a risk factor for serious complications from COVID-19. In her last phone call with him, he said, she was preoccupied with her family’s health more than her own. But he could hear in her voice that she was worried.

“It’s just terrible that we all couldn’t be there for her,” he said.

Mark Accad said he believes his mother was exposed by infected co-workers, though that hasn’t been confirmed. She was a nursing supervisor who often stepped in to care for patients, he said.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is facing serious shortages in protective equipment for its health care workers, according to internal memos obtained by The Wall Street Journal. Mark Accad said he doesn’t know whether his mother had adequate protective gear.

In a statement, the Detroit VA Medical Center declined to comment on Accad’s case, citing privacy concerns, but confirmed that an employee of her age died from coronavirus complications.

The VA has “implemented appropriate measures to ensure the safest health care environment for each Veteran, visitor and employee,” including immediately isolating patients known to be at risk for a COVID-19 infection. As of Monday, nine VA health care workers systemwide had died of COVID-19 complications, and over 1,500 were being quarantined because of coronavirus infections, according to VA spokesperson Christina Noel.

Mark Accad said he would like his mother’s story to raise awareness of the risks health care workers face in the global pandemic.

“She’s a hero for what she did,” he said.

— Melissa Bailey | Published April 15, 2020

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California Nurse Thrived In ER and ICU, But Couldn’t Survive COVID-19

(Courtesy of the Baumbach family)

Jeff Baumbach

Age: 57 Occupation: Nurse Place of Work: St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Stockton, California Date of Death: March 31, 2020

Jeff Baumbach, 57, was a seasoned nurse of 28 years when the novel coronavirus began to circulate in California. He’d worked in the ER, the ICU and on a cardiac floor. Hepatitis and tuberculosis had been around over the years but never posed a major concern. He’d cared for patients who had tuberculosis.

Jeff and his wife, Karen Baumbach, also a nurse, initially didn’t consider it significantly riskier than challenges they’d faced for years.

“He’d worked in the ICU. He was exposed to so many things, and we never got anything,” she said. “This was just ramping up.”

One day during work, Jeff sent a sarcastic text to his wife: “I love wearing a mask every day.”

Within weeks, he would wage a difficult and steady fight against the virus that ended with a sudden collapse. Across the U.S., dozens of other health care workers have died, according to reports compiled by The Guardian and Kaiser Health News. The CDC has not yet issued a full tally, and many states have said little about how many health workers are dying.

Jeff was working at St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Stockton, California, about an hour south of Sacramento, where he was a case manager for Kaiser Permanente patients treated there. (Kaiser Health News is not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente.)

In mid-March, Jeff and his wife traveled to New York City to help their younger son, one of four adult children, settle into an apartment. As they were leaving, bars and restaurants were starting to shut down. The feeling set in that something serious was taking place.

Back home, Karen said her husband was notified that he may have been around a co-worker who tested positive for the coronavirus. Jeff would need to wear a mask. On March 23, he called in sick. The next day, he was told to get a COVID-19 test.

Jeff’s test was positive. Soon after, so was Karen’s. The couple hunkered down together at home, Karen with body aches and congestion and Jeff with a fever and cough.

Their home had been the site of countless family brunches and barbecues, for which Jeff was often the chef. It was where he solved massive jigsaw puzzles with his kids, sealed them together and put them on the ceiling of the garage.

Kaila Baumbach, 26, the last child living in their Lodi home, had moved out as a precaution. She and her dad were close. They had gotten tattoos together on a family trip to Hawaii. Hers, a peace sign. His had two large Celtic hearts and four smaller ones to represent his children. Kaila said she didn’t text or call her dad when he was sick.

“I thought he was invincible,” she said during a phone interview, through tears.

Karen took Jeff to the emergency room on March 26, where he was diagnosed with pneumonia, but chose to recuperate at home. On March 31, he collapsed in an upstairs bathroom.

“It was just like that,” Karen said. “It went downhill really fast.”

Karen called 911 and went with him to Adventist Health Lodi Memorial, the hospital where she worked. She sat in her car getting updates by phone. Kaila waited in another car.

The ventilator Jeff was connected to had little effect and he remained unresponsive.

When it seemed hopeless, Karen went in, suited with full protective medical gear, and told Jeff, her husband of 33 years, she loved him. The kids love him. And she was sorry.

“We both sat here all those days with him getting worse before my eyes and me not seeing it,” she said. “The doctor reassured me that several times people have seemed to be OK and then they just fall off and then it’s just too late.”

Karen returned home alone, still in quarantine.

The next day, Kaila organized about 50 family and loved ones to drive by the couple’s home and shine their phone flashlights to show support. Karen’s mother, Sharleen Leal, called her at 8 p.m.: “Look outside.”

Karen looked out an upstairs window. Lights from lines of cars going in both directions on the avenue shone bright. Grieving, and awash with gratitude, she cried.

— Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News | Published April 15, 2020

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Nurse’s Faith Led Her To Care For Prisoners At A New Jersey Jail

(Courtesy of Denise Rendor)

Daisy Doronila

Age: 60 Occupation: Nurse Place of Work: Hudson County Correctional Facility in Kearny, New Jersey Date of Death: April 5, 2020

Daisy Doronila had a different perspective than most who worked at the Hudson County Correctional Facility, a New Jersey lockup 11 miles from Manhattan. It was a place where the veteran nurse could put her Catholic faith into action, showing kindness to marginalized people.

“There would be people there for the most heinous crimes,” said her daughter, Denise Rendor, 28, “but they would just melt towards my mother because she really was there to give them care with no judgment.”

Doronila, 60, died April 5, two weeks after testing positive for the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The jail has been hit hard by the virus, with 27 inmates and 68 staff members having tested positive. Among those, another nurse, a correctional officer and a clerk also died, according to Ron Edwards, Hudson County’s director of corrections.

Doronila fell ill before the scope of the jail infections were known. She was picking up extra shifts in the weeks before, her daughter said, and planning on a trip to Israel soon with friends from church.

That plan began to fall apart March 14, when someone at the jail noticed her coughing and asked her to go home and visit a doctor.

Doronila, of Nutley, New Jersey, went to her doctor and a local hospital in the coming days but was told she had strep throat, so she wouldn’t get a coronavirus test. Then she was told her fever wasn’t high enough to merit a test.

Edwards, the jail chief, said Doronila offered to come back to work after she started feeling ill, not wanting to let him down. He told her to stay home and rest.

“She was one of my hardest workers,” he said, describing her as sophisticated, intelligent and compassionate. “Daisy could handle herself. If someone got obnoxious with her, she’d put them in their place and call for help if she needed to.”

As days went by in March, her condition got worse. Feeling breathless, she went to an urgent care center on March 21.

Her oxygen saturation level was 77 ― far below levels that should be close to 100 — so she was sent by ambulance to the hospital. The next day, she was transferred to the ICU, where she was put on a ventilator, never to talk to her family again.

Rendor, who was not allowed to visit her mother, said time crawled as she awaited updates from nurses and doctors.

On her fifth day in the hospital, her mother went into cardiac arrest and was revived. On Day Nine, she was put on dialysis.

By Day 14, it was futile.

Rendor said her mother emigrated from the Philippines as a young nurse. She loved to dress in fashionable clothes and eat seafood on the waterfront in New York City.

The two loved to shop together and were looking forward to the next chapters in life. For the mother, retirement at 65. For Rendor, marriage and perhaps starting her own family.

“It was about to get really, really good,” Rendor said.

— Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News | Published April 15, 2020

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An Army Veteran, Hospital Custodian ‘Loved Helping People’

(Courtesy of Michelle Wilcox)

Alvin Simmons

Age: 54 Occupation: Environmental service assistant Place of Work: Rochester General Hospital in Rochester, New York Death: March 17, 2020

Alvin Simmons started working as a custodian at Rochester General Hospital, in New York state, weeks before he fell ill. “He loved helping people and he figured the best place to do that would be in a hospital,” his sister, Michelle Wilcox said.

An Army veteran who had served in the first Gulf War, Simmons loved karaoke and doted on his three grandchildren, Wilcox said. “He was a dedicated, hardworking individual who had just changed his life around” since a prison stint, she said.

According to Wilcox, Simmons began developing symptoms shortly after cleaning the room of a woman he believed was infected with the novel coronavirus. “Other hospital employees did not want to clean the room because they said they weren’t properly trained” to clean the room of someone potentially infected, she said. “They got my brother from a different floor, because he had just started there,” she said. (In an email, a hospital spokesperson said they had “no evidence to suggest that Mr. Simmons was at a heightened risk of exposure to COVID-19 by virtue of his training or employment duties at RGH.”)

On March 11, he visited the emergency room at Rochester General, where he was tested for COVID-19, Wilcox said. Over the next few days, as he rested at his girlfriend’s home, his breathing became more labored and he began to cough up blood. He was rushed to the hospital on March 13, where he was later declared brain-dead. Subsequently, he received a COVID-19 diagnosis. Simmons died on March 17.

— Danielle Renwick, The Guardian | Published April 15, 2020

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Nurse At Nevada VA Dies After Caring For Infected Colleague

(Courtesy of Bob Thompson)

Vianna Thompson

Age: 52 Occupation: Nurse Places of Work: VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System and Northern Nevada Medical Center in Reno, Nevada Date of Death: April 7, 2020

Nurse Vianna Thompson, 52, spent two night shifts caring for a fellow Veterans Affairs health care worker who was dying from COVID-19.

Two weeks later, she too was lying in a hospital intensive care unit, with a co-worker holding her hand as she died.

Thompson and the man she treated were among three VA health care workers in Reno, Nevada, to die in two weeks from complications of the novel coronavirus.

“It’s pretty devastating. It’s surreal. Reno’s not that big of a city,” said Robyn Underhill, a night nurse who worked with Thompson in the ER at Reno’s VA hospital the past two years.

Thompson, who dreamed of teaching nursing one day, died April 7, joining a growing list of health care professionals killed in the pandemic.

Born Vianna Fye in Port Huron, Michigan, she became a go-getter nurse who worked almost exclusively at night, putting in five or six 12-hour shifts a week, according to her husband, Bob Thompson, 60.

The couple met in 1991 on the Osan Air Base in South Korea, where he was an inventory management specialist in the Air Force, and she was a veterinary technician in the Army, caring for military police dogs. They bonded over two-step dancing and country music.

Vianna was a “proud momma,” often showing off photos and videos of their three sons on her phone, her husband said. As the main breadwinner for over eight years, she juggled two jobs to make sure her boys had everything they needed, including saxophones, drums and keyboards so they could play jazz and country music. “She was just sweet, big-hearted, caring, unselfish,” he said.

Before she died, Thompson was working two jobs: full time in the ER at the VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System in Reno, and part time in the ICU at Northern Nevada Medical Center.

In the ICU, she tended to a fellow VA health care worker who had fallen ill with COVID-19, according to nurse Underhill. Two days later, on March 29, Thompson arrived at work with a cough.

“She came to work sick, and we were all very concerned,” Underhill said. “Call it intuition, call it ‘Spidey sense,’ but I knew that moment that she was coughing that this was not going to end well.”

Underhill said Thompson already had a slight smoker’s cough, so she may have overlooked the fact that her cough was a classic symptom of COVID-19.

“She was in denial that she was taking care of this high-risk population,” Underhill said. And she was reluctant to miss work.

That Sunday shift would be Thompson’s last. Over the next four days, she wrestled with fever, weakness and shortness of breath. The following Thursday, she texted her husband from the bedroom: “Call the ambulance, I can hardly breathe.”

She was taken to the VA hospital where she worked and immediately sedated and put on a ventilator.

The next Tuesday, her organs were failing and it was time to remove life support, her husband said. They connected him on FaceTime to say goodbye, and a nurse held her hand as she died.

As a veteran, she qualified for an “honor flight,” in which the patient’s body is covered with a black box, draped with an American flag and wheeled through the hospital while others line up and salute.

Because of the infectious nature of the coronavirus, a flag could not be safely draped over her body, so someone walked in front of her with a flag.

Bob Thompson said the honor flight ceremony drew more people into the hallways than staff had seen in 20 years, “all the way from the ICU to the morgue.”

“God’s getting a hell of a nurse,” he said.

— Melissa Bailey | Published April 15, 2020

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Dr. J. Ronald Verrier Was Busy Saving Lives Before The Pandemic

(Courtesy of Christina Pardo)

J. Ronald Verrier

Age: 59 Occupation: Surgeon Place of Work: St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx, New York Date of Death: April 8, 2020

Dr. J. Ronald Verrier, a surgeon at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx, spent the final weeks of his audacious, unfinished life tending to a torrent of patients inflicted with COVID-19. He died April 8 at Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital in Oceanside, New York, at age 59, after falling ill from the novel coronavirus.

Verrier led the charge even as the financially strapped St. Barnabas Hospital struggled to find masks and gowns to protect its workers — many nurses continue to make cloth masks — and makeshift morgues in the parking lot held patients who had died.

“He did a good work,” said Jeannine Sherwood, a nurse manager at St. Barnabas Hospital who worked closely with Verrier.

“He can rest.”

Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Verrier graduated from the Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie in 1986 and trained at Lincoln Medical Center in the Bronx. He worked at St. Barnabas for two decades, performing thousands of surgeries on critically ill patients and trauma victims, while overseeing the general surgery residency program.

A towering presence with a wide, dimpled smile, Verrier watched his large flock closely — popping into patients’ rooms for impromptu birthday parties, pressing his medical school residents to sharpen their surgical skills and extinguishing doubt in bright, young minds.

“He kept pushing me forward,” said Dr. Christina Pardo, a cousin who became an obstetrician and gynecologist. “I would call him and say, ‘I swear I failed that test,’ and he would laugh. He was my confidence when I didn’t have it.”

“He was someone you’d love to see if you were having a bad day,” said Dr. Ridwan Shabsigh, chairman of the Department of Surgery at SBH Health System. “He would comfort your heart.”

The Verrier family stretches across continents — a boisterous crew of cousins who grew up as brothers and sisters, a pot of joumou, a spicy Haitian soup, always boiling somewhere.

Verrier, who spoke English, French and Creole, zipped around to a niece’s wedding in Belgium, a baptism in Florida, another wedding in Montreal. In February, he ferried medical supplies to Haiti, returning to St. Barnabas to fortify the hospital for the surge of coronavirus patients.

Verrier helped steer the hospital’s efforts to increase — by 500% — the number of critically ill patients it could care for, an effort he worked on until he became ill.

“He was at the hospital every day,” Shabsigh said. “This was a nonstop effort, day and night.”

Verrier discovered he was infected in early April. After developing symptoms, he worked from his Woodmere, New York, home.

Undaunted, he did not want to talk about being sick. “He has this personality that, ‘Everything is going to be OK,’” said Pardo.

Shabsigh spoke with him the day before his death.

“He understood the coronavirus, he understood the pandemic,” he said. “He still maintained a high morale and hope that he would recover.”

When his condition worsened suddenly, according to Pardo, Verrier was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital where he died.

After a powerful earthquake struck Haiti in 2010, Verrier tended to victims, treating dozens of patients who required amputations at a Port-au-Prince hospital.

“Sometimes you use a little anesthesia and you cut the limb,” Verrier said soberly in a video recorded at the time. “Because you have to save a life.”

— Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News | Published April 15, 2020

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America’s First ER Doctor To Die In The Heat Of COVID-19 Battle

(Courtesy of Debra Vasalech Lyons)

Frank Gabrin

Age: 60 Occupation: Doctor Places of Work: St. John’s Episcopal in Queens, New York, and East Orange General in New Jersey Date of Death: March 26, 2020

At about 5 a.m. on March 19, a New York City ER physician named Frank Gabrin texted a friend about his concerns over the lack of medical supplies at hospitals.

“It’s busy ― everyone wants a COVID test that I do not have to give them,” he wrote in the message to Eddy Soffer. “So they are angry and disappointed.”

Worse, though, was the limited availability of personal protective equipment (PPE) — the masks and gloves that help keep health care workers from getting sick and spreading the virus to others. Gabrin said he had no choice but to don the same mask for several shifts, against Food and Drug Administration guidelines.

“Don’t have any PPE that has not been used,” he wrote. “No N95 masks ― my own goggles — my own face shield,” he added, referring to the N95 respirators considered among the best lines of defense.

Less than two weeks later, Gabrin became the first ER doctor in the U.S. known to have died as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the American College of Emergency Physicians.

Read more here.

— Alastair Gee, The Guardian | Published April 10, 2020

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This story is part of “Lost on the Frontline,” a project from The Guardian and Kaiser Health News that aims to document the life of every health care worker in America who dies from COVID-19 during the pandemic. If you have a colleague or loved one we should include, please share their story.

from Updates By Dina https://khn.org/news/lost-on-the-frontline-health-care-worker-death-toll-covid19-coronavirus/

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Civil Service Exam (CSE) Results August 2019 (Professional) | Region 9 List Of Passers

The Civil Service Commission or also known as CSC has released the results of the Civil Service Exam – Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT) for both the Professional and Subprofessional levels which was scheduled last August 4, 2019.

You will find the list of names of all who passed the Civil Service Exam (CSE) for both the Professional and Subprofessional levels in this site as well as the names of the exam takers who made it to the Top 10 once the data is made available by the CSC.

Below is the full List of Passers August 4, 2019 Civil Service Exam – Pen & Paper Test (CSE-PPT) Professional Level – List of Passers Civil Service Commission Regional Office No. 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula) ABALLE, IAN JESTON L ABDELRAHMAN, SAMEE S ABDULAJID, RAFIE A ABDULMAJED, NABELLAH T ABELLA, TROIDJAN PAUL A ABENES, DARREN AL B ABES, GLAZEL C

ABILA, AIAN JAMES A ABO-ABO, ERNIE MARK E ABOC, ALYSSA KYLE M ABOGA-A, MELSON B ABREA, KRIZZIA KATE J ACADEMIA, CRISANTO E ACAMA, NEEM VIVIEN G ACAPULCO, PHIL STEPHEN T ACAYLAR, FRETZ E ACEBEDO, JOHN RHYLL O ACERVO, JOEBERT M ACHAY, JUNELL ANN L ADRAINCEM, ERMILLE A ADRAINCEM, KEVIN VINCENT C AGUA, ROBERT JR. L AGUILAR, KAY ERIKA ODHEZ DR AGUILERA, ALYSSA ISABELLE A AGUIRRE, ROMEL A AGUSTIN, ALDOUS JOHN B AGUSTIN, DANNA JYN D AHALUL, AREEJ A AHMAD, AFZAL QADRI B ALABAN, JONIE O ALABASTRO, CHERRIE-ANN C ALANO, DARWISA J ALBAIN, MUHAMMAD ASHRAF J ALBANI, ABDUL MUJHIB A ALBUTRA, JESERY MAE O ALCAZAR, ARJEE S ALCOSEBA, JAZZEN MAE V ALEGARBES, JAYA C ALEJANDRO, GERALD J ALFARO, KELLIE ROBYN A ALIAWAN, CHARLENE MAE T ALICAWAY, CHICKO H ALLONES, LUTCHIE Q ALMEROL, PHOEBE EVERLYN C ALOTA, SUZETTE V ALVAREZ, CHARLOTTE JOYCE V AMAR, FRENZIL MAY M AMBA, RENATO JR. 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On August 4, 2019 PRC has conducted its examination in the following testing centers:

National Capital Region (Metro Manila) Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) CARAGA Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Ilocos Region Cagayan Valley Central Luzon Southern Tagalog Region (MIMAROPA/ CALABARZON) Bicol Region Western Visayas Central Visayas Eastern Visayas Zamboanga Peninsula Northern Mindanao Davao Region SOCCSKSARGEN Exam Coverage And Schedule Here is the exam coverage for both Prof and Subprof levels:

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Numerical Ability (Basic Operations; Word Problems) Analytical Ability (Word Association – identifying assumptions and conclusions; Logic; Data Interpretation) Verbal Ability (Grammar and Correct Usage; Vocabulary; Paragraph Organization; Reading Comprehension) General Information (Philippine Constitution, Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees RA No. 6713, Peace and Human Rights Issues and Concepts, Environment Management and Protection) SubProfessional Level (SubProf) – In English and Filipino

Numerical Ability (Basic Operations; Word Problems) Clerical Ability (Filing; Spelling) Verbal Ability (Grammar and Correct Usage; Vocabulary; Paragraph Organization; Reading Comprehension) General Information (Philippine Constitution, Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees RA No. 6713, Peace and Human Rights Issues and Concepts, Environment Management and Protection) Exam result release date:

The Civil Service Exam (CES) result is expected to be released (60) 60 days after the last day of the examination or on October 1-3, 2019.

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San Juan Knights tie CBA Executive Cup title series

#PHnews: San Juan Knights tie CBA Executive Cup title series

MANILA – The San Juan Knights scored a 74-66 victory over the Palayan City Capitals in Game 2 of the Community Basketball Association (CBA) Executive Cup best-of-three championship series over the weekend at the Gapan City Gymnasium here.

The Knights, who lost 74-79 in Game 1 last week, waxed hot in the first quarter where they posted a 23-9 lead.

Ato Ular joined hands with Judel Fuentes and Arvin Gamboa to give San Juan a 44-25 advantage at halftime.

Palayan City held a 29-14 rally capped by Renz Alcoriza’s triple to move within 55-58 at the end of the third quarter. But the Capitals failed to keep their momentum while the Knights played steadier to clinch the win.

Adrian Nocum scored nine points while Noah Lugo added eight for San Juan, while Gilmer Dela Torre led Palayan City with 22 points and Levi dela Cruz added 10.

“Maagang nag-celebrate ang mga players. Akala nila champion na sila. Noong maunahan, nanggigil naming humabol, nawala na ang laro (We celebrated too early. They thought they are already champions. After squandering the lead, they tried to rally but they lost focus in the game),” said Palayan coach Alvin Grey.

Despite the loss, Grey is optimistic that his team can still recover and win the PHP1million cash prize at stake in the league headed by Carlo Maceda.

“We have to adjust at maibalik naming yung nilaro namin sa Game 1. Kakayanin pa naming yan (We have to adjust and bring the game we played in Game 1. We can do it),” Grey said.

Game 3 will be played on Sunday (March 15) at the venue to be announced by the organizers this week. (PNA)

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References:

* Philippine News Agency. "San Juan Knights tie CBA Executive Cup title series." Philippine News Agency. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1096170 (accessed March 11, 2020 at 02:38AM UTC+14).

* Philippine News Agency. "San Juan Knights tie CBA Executive Cup title series." Archive Today. https://archive.ph/?run=1&url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1096170 (archived).

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY OCTOBER 2018 CELEBRANTS!!

DAY DOCTORS NAME DEPARTMENT 1 DR. WENCESLAO, EDWIN EPHRAIM G. MEDICINE 1 DR. RAYMUNDO, ALAN LEONARDO R. ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY 2 DR. MODESTO, MARIA FARAH KRISTINA G. EMERGENCY MEDICINE 2 DR. GONZALES, MA. CECILIA G. MEDICINE 2 DR. SANCHEZ, TERESITA R. OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY/LEGAL MEDICINE 2 DR. NARCISO, FRANCISCO V. PATHOLOGY & LABORATORIES 2 DR. DRILON, CAROLINA A. RADIOLOGY 3 DR. HAUTEA, THERESE ANGELIE T. ANESTHESIOLOGY 3 DR. DIVINO, ELIZABETH Z. DENTISTRY 3 DR. CELDRAN, MIGUEL F. PEDIATRICS 3 DR. TEH, CATHERINE S. SURGERY 4 DR. LOZADA, ANGELO B. MEDICINE 5 DR. MACALINTAL, NAZARIO JR. A. MEDICINE 5 DR. KASILAG, EMMANUEL R. MEDICINE 5 DR. LORENZO, PEREGRINO VII R. SURGERY 6 DR. TIN, ALVIN CONSTANTINE T. RADIOLOGY 6 DR. MONTOYA, NICANOR CESAR BRUNO S. SURGERY 7 DR. GRANDE, RAFAEL VICTOR DANIEL G. PEDIATRICS 7 DR. VILLAMIN, JAIME E. SURGERY 9 DR. GALANG, ROEL LEONARDO R. MEDICINE 9 DR. TAN, MARIE CECILIA Y. NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES 10 DR. CALLEJA, MARY ANGELA T. DERMATOLOGY 10 DR. CRISOSTOMO, THELMA D. MEDICINE 10 DR. GUIEB-PREYSLER, MARIVIC A. NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES 10 DR. LIPANA, JOSEPH GERARD D. PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION 11 DR. DULAY, MANUEL GERARDO D. SURGERY 12 DR. JISON, WILFRIDA A. MEDICINE 12 DR. CABAHUG, OSCAR T. MEDICINE 12 DR. GARCIA, JOSEFITA ELISA A. NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES 12 DR. LANTANO, ANNA MARIE G. NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES 12 DR. MANLONGAT, JUSTIN RAYMOND G. OPHTHALMOLOGY 13 DR. SISON, MA. GIA B. MEDICINE 13 DR. ESPIRITU, ANDRE PAOLO T. SURGERY 14 DR. TIN, PATRICIA V. DERMATOLOGY 14 DR. VILLASOR, MA. TERESA G. NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES 14 DR. MONTENEGRO, GIANNA R. OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY 15 DR. ANASTACIO, DANILO C. EMERGENCY MEDICINE 15 DR. MALIWAT, ROJOHN R. MEDICINE 15 DR. AGUSTIN, FRANCISCO JR. T. SURGERY 16 DR. ERAÑA, FRANCISCO D. DENTISTRY 16 DR. BANTA-BANZALI, LUCY KATHRINA F. NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES 16 DR. BARROSO, RYAN RUEL T. SURGERY 17 DR. CLEMENTE, JOSE ENRIQUE S. PEDIATRICS 17 DR. CARUNCHO, MARIA MICHIKO P. PEDIATRICS 18 DR. HERBOSA, VALERIE F. DERMATOLOGY 18 DR. DE PADUA, DONNA DOLORES G. EMERGENCY MEDICINE 18 DR. CABRAL, MONICA THERESE C. MEDICINE 19 DR. STA. ANA, ANA ROSARIO MERCEDITAS P. ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY 19 DR. QUINTOS, RICARDO D. SURGERY 20 DR. VICENCIO, ANDREW B. PEDIATRICS 20 DR. ESTRELLA, RICO D. SURGERY 21 DR. COMIA, LIEZL L. MEDICINE 21 DR. PEREZ, TRINIDAD ANGELICA P. PEDIATRICS 21 DR. SANTOS-OCAMPO, RAMON AUGUSTO S. RADIOLOGY 21 DR. DY, JACKSON U. RADIOLOGY 22 DR. LAMBAN, ARLENE B. MEDICINE 22 DR. DE JESUS-VINLUAN, JERISSA L. MEDICINE 22 DR. DOMINGO, MITZI HONEYLETTE C. OTOLARYNGOLOGY 23 DR. VILLAR, IMELDA C. DERMATOLOGY 24 DR. CLOMA, ROSARIO M. ANESTHESIOLOGY 24 DR. JOSE, GERALDINE RAPHAELA B. ANESTHESIOLOGY 24 DR. TORRALBA, TITO P. MEDICINE 24 DR. ONG, WILLIE T. MEDICINE 24 DR. MIRASOL, RAPHAEL GERARDITO P. ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY 25 DR. INOCENCIO, RAYMUND R. PATHOLOGY & LABORATORIES 26 DR. PANGAN, ROBERTO M. DENTISTRY 26 DR. LINGAD-CARDENAS, MELANIE ANNE G. NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES 26 DR. MORADA, VICTOR GERARDO M. PEDIATRICS 27 DR. ANTOLIN, MITSYROSE N. DENTISTRY 27 DR. BUTLER, CAROLYN A. PEDIATRICS 28 DR. LIM-LAYSON, CELIA THERESA P. DERMATOLOGY 28 DR. LAPUS, JAIME V. OPHTHALMOLOGY 28 DR. MARIN, MARIA ROSARIO P. PEDIATRICS 30 DR. PAGUNTALAN, ROSARIO P. PEDIATRICS 31 DR. ORBIGOSO-GLORIA, ANAFE O. OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY 31 DR. ONGSIAKO, RAMON JUAN H. OTOLARYNGOLOGY 31 DR. DELA CRUZ, ROUCHELLE D. PATHOLOGY & LABORATORIES 31 DR. EJERCITO, CARLOS JR E. SURGERY

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TEAM ILOCOS/TEAM TIYA DELY

“In every journey, you get to meet such different kinds of people, and you will learn a lot from one another. Some will just come and go, and as for the others, they are the ones who will be a part of your life and build such profound friendships. That despite the distance and time differences, you will still be acquainted with some of them, and build more unforgettable memories that will always be a part of you. No matter where you go.”

-Sir Ryan Asilo of Travel Ventours

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BREAKFAST IN LAOAG CITY, ILOCOS NORTE

ON OUR WAY TO VIGAN, ILOCOS SUR

Finally, for the travel diary of my second trip back to Ilocos. I’m officially down to share with you on how Team Ilocos/Team Tiya Dely’s 3rd and last day had turned out to be.

First is that our tour guide, Kuya Ryan, had informed us all that our call time was going to be at 5:30am. It is for the reason that we needed to be a bit early on the road, and arrive back to Vigan before lunchtime. And as we all head out from Pagudpud, we’ve had some short stopovers. The first one was in a place where there is an old Money Tree, the second one was in Laoag City for our breakfast, and then visited once again those souvenir shops that we’ve dropped by on our first day in Ilocos, and finally arrived at Vigan at around 10am.

By the way, before I forgot, if you are someone who lives quite far like me, and would hand-carry or check-in a bottle of its local vinegar. I suggest that you don’t buy or bring it along back home with you. Because a staff from the airline will definitely inform you that it’s not allowed. And its what happened to the ones that I’ve bought; that I had to leave it to my friend Ate Arge who was also at the airport with me.

WHEN IN VIGAN

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So back to Vigan, it was a crowded, hot, and humid late morning when we’ve arrived there. And Kuya Ryan gave us all the free time to wander on our own, and also to eat our lunch.

Well as for me, I head out for a Kalesa ride with Ate Jane and Tita Fe from Ilo-Ilo and paid a total amount of P150 for it. Then toured around within the central part of the city and had a short stopover at a former provincial jail, that had just turned into a national museum. Anyway, while touring inside, I was so enamored of the place especially to all of those paintings and photos that were taken from the different parts of the Philippines, and that for one moment, I totally forgot about the time, and had no idea that Ate Jane and Tita Fe were already waiting for me outside the museum. After that, we had back to Calle Crisologo to continue our sight-seeing, and also to do some souvenir shopping.

And while in Calle Crisologo, I’ve also asked Ate Jane to accompany me into visiting once again this vintage and small coffee shop because I’ve truly missed its rice coffee. Then by the time that we were back inside the van, it was almost 12:30nn. In which by the way our call time to go back. So technically we got lost track of the time that we weren’t able to eat a proper lunch.

  While the others already had their earlier lunch at Greenwich and Chowking, I was so late that I had to get out again on a rush just so that I could buy a cold and reheated sandwich at 7-eleven and ate it inside the van, paired with my delicious rice coffee.

Then it was before 1pm that we were on our way out of Ilocos Sur, but first, we had a short side trip to Quirino Bridge, or as to what Kuya Ryan was saying “The Bridge of Love”.

Does it feel like love is in the air there? Well, who knows.

Plus, such a side trip was definitely a fun one because I was entirely game in all of everyone’s quirkiness and laugh trips while taking tons of photos together as a group.

Oh, definitely a memorable one.

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COFFEE BREAK, CALLE CRISOLOGO, VIGAN

Afterward, Team Tiya Dely was back on the road for our journey back to Metro Manila. Moreover, it was such a long and exhausting road trip, and while everyone was busy napping and watching two movies that whole afternoon, I was just there, sitting still, listening to some music, taking it all in the views outside on the road, and contemplating everything that happened during our trip. But from time to time, I would talk to Ate Arge, Kuya Ryan, Ate Isa, Mommy Carol, and also to the rest of the group.

Then upon entering TPLEX, all of us inside the van were having so much fun because we were all listening and singing some songs from Ate Arge’s music playlist, all the way back to the city.

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THE QUIRINO BRIDGE

So overall, it was a very enjoyable road trip back home, and I will never ever forget such a journey with them. Then after that, everyone was slowly dropped-off to their chosen areas, and Ate Arge and I were the last one.But upon arrival at Ate Arge’s house, I was entirely speechless because the tour was officially over. And during my extended stay in Metro Manila, I’ve also had the time to reflect about myself, that I’m so grateful to God for being so good because he gave me the chance to meet such good people.

I want to say thank you to my Fellow Team Ilocos – Mommy Carol, Ate Jane, Eds, Gladys, Almer, Ate Isa, Tita Nits, and Tita Fe and for the short meet-ups somewhere in Alabang. Truly, you’ve all been such heartwarming as fellow travelers and I miss you all.

To my dearest Ate Arge, and her mom, Tita Nora, I’m so grateful beyond words to them for taking care of me during my stay in their house. For one moment, they did not made me feel like a guest but more like a real family member, and that is why I was so emotional when I called Ate Arge to say my goodbyes.

I remember, a few days after our tour. Someone had said that there is a reason as to why God had made us all meet one another, and form such a bond during that short trip. A connection that neither one of us all had expected and is still growing as time goes by. And hopefully, such friendship will remain firm and strong all throughout for many years to come.

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So as I finish writing this travel diary of mine, I also want to say thank you to Travel Ventours especially to Sir Roland for all of our inquiries and handling our bookings; and most especially to Kuya Ryan Asilo for being entirely accommodating, lively, patient, friendly, and thoughtful to us all during our tour in Ilocos Sur and Norte. Moreover, as returned guests, Ate Arge and I already knew him from our previous booking which was in Sagada. And that is why we were so happy that he was our assigned tour driver.

Overall, it was a well planned and flexible itinerary, that despite the unexpected changes in its weather, we still enjoyed the tour, and that we had so much fun for it was more like a family trip.

Once again, thank you for the wonderful service.

3’M’s PLACE RESORT AND RESTUARANT

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Plus of course, to all the staff of 3M’s Place Resort & Restaurant.

That despite the fact that it’s new and some areas are still under construction, but I was entirely amazed of the cleanliness of its rooms and dining halls; moreover, it truly warms me to see such very friendly and cheerful staff that greets its guests with such positive and lively energy, which is something that I find truly fascinating. I hope such an ambiance will be maintained all throughout the years. For I had such fond memories during my short stay there.

And also, to its staff starting from Miss Geraldine, Miss Grace, Sir Danilo, Miss Shermaine, Miss Maria, Miss Jen, Miss Flor, and also to Sir Alvin, thank you so much for the warm welcome. Including its owners Ma’am Rosemarie Dela Cruz, and Sir Michael Dela Cruz, maraming Salamat po for being so friendly and approachable.

Indeed, I was glad that our Team Tiya Dely had made its bookings under Travel Ventours and 3M’s Place Resort & Restaurant.  

THE GIRLS OF TEAM TIYA DELY

And that’s the story of our recent trip to Ilocos Sur and Norte.

Right now, my mind and heart is longing to wander again.

Moreover, I’m so looking forward to Team Tiya Dely’s reunion, and next trip together.

Definitely Hoping and Praying for it.

Thank you so much for reading my travel diaries, and God Bless us all.

GROUP PICTURE BEFORE HEADING OUT OF ILOCOS SUR

(BY THE WAY, ALL GROUP PHOTOS BELONGS TO ATE ARGE, KUYA RYAN, ATE JANE, GLADYS, AND EDS)

  The Road Back to Ilocos: Team Tiya Dely’s Last Day of Touring “In every journey, you get to meet such different kinds of people, and you will learn a lot from one another.

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PBA plans Ginebra vs Purefoods, Alaska vs SMB legends games during Gilas break

THE PBA is planning to make good use of the week-long break the league will take during the next two windows of the FIBA World Cup qualifiers this year.

How?

By organizing two exhibition games pitting two of the league’s great rivalries from the past for the benefit of ailing former pro players.

Commissioner Willie Marcial said he plans to offer the open playing days to a group of PBA legends who want to stage fund-raising games pitting retired players from rival teams Ginebra and Purefoods and Alaska against San Miguel.

Retired players led by former MVPs Atoy Co, Ramon Fernandez, Allan Caidic, Philip Cezar, Alvin Patrimonio, among others, are set to sit down and discuss with Marcial the charity game within the week.

“Puwedeng gawin yun during the FIBA World Cup qualifier habang naka-break yung liga. Yun ang isa-suggest ko sa kanila. At least kahit walang laro, andiyan pa rin ang PBA. Bahala na sila kung papayag sila dun,” he said.

Co and other league legends met recently to put up a foundation that will try to raise funds and address the needs of former PBA players.

Others who joined them in their initial meeting were Jojo Lastimosa, Kenneth Duremdes, Art dela Cruz, Ed Cordero, and Pido Jarencio.

Living Legend and former Senator Robert Jaworski Sr. has also extended his support to the group.

“Tulungan natin yung mga dating players na nagkasakit,” said Jarencio in a SPIN.ph interview. “Basta mga ex-PBA players, magkakaroon ng fundraising para makatulong sa kanila.”

The group is planning to put up several fundraising projects that could also involve other sports such as golf and billiards, although the foundation wants to focus more on basketball charity games.

In the planning stage is the exhibition game between Ginebra versus Purefoods that will see the likes of Marlou Aquino, Bal David, EJ Feihl, Vince Hizon, Noli Locsin, Jarencio, EJ Feihl, and Wilmer Ong going up against Patrimonio, Jerry Codinera, Dindo Pumaren, Rey Evangelista, Glenn Capacio, Bong Ravena, and Edmund Reyes.

The grand slam teams of the 1989 San Miguel squad could also play its 1996 counterparts at Alaska or pit the two ballclubs that feature Lastimosa, Johnny Abarrientos, Bong Hawkins, Jeff Cariaso, Poch Juinio, Duremdes, Gilbert Reyes, and Dickie Bachmann for the Aces opposite Danny Ildefonso, Danny Seigle, Olsen Racela, Dondon Hontiveros, Nic Belasco, and Freddie Abuda for the Beermen.

“Marami silang puwedeng gawin. Kung gusto nila yung Ginebra-Purefoods nung time nila Senator Jaworski and Chito Loyzaga against Purefoods nila ‘Kap,’” said Marcial. “Lahat yan susuportahan ng PBA.”

Former pros Joey Mente, Boybits Victoria, and cage legend Samboy Lim are among those currently needing medical aid.

Source: https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/news/pba-to-offer-world-cup-qualifier-break-for-legends-to-play-in-charity-games#pBHT1yywQlDp5izr.99