Man Holds up Sign Thanking Hospital Emergency Staff for Saving His Wife’s Life

In a last-ditch effort to slow down the spread of the deadly COVID-19 virus, countries and major cities all over the world have gone into full lockdown.

And, currently, there are 559,143 confirmed cases globally. A further 25,278 have tragically died from the virus.

Person-to-person contact is thought to be the main method of transmission for the virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Through sneezing and coughing, primarily.

And people have been urged to avoid any form of social interaction and contact as best they can.

But with minimal funds and a growing number 0f patients, they have so far had no luck.

Healthcare workers have been forced to work around the clock to keep up with the number of growing coronavirus cases.

The hours worked by those in the healthcare sector are simply inhumane, and are leaving them physically and emotionally drained.

Who are pulling shifts as long as forty-eight-hours in the fight against COVID-19.

Any little gesture of kindness or gratitude goes a long way.

Whether it be donating money to hospitals or delivering food and drink to the exhausted members of staff – Every little helps.

And, yesterday, the entire United Kingdom came together to applaud their own doctors and nurses, who have been working around the clock to care for those infected with the virus.

But there has been one in particular that stands out amongst the rest.

Like other hospitals across the country, Morristown Medical Center has been much busier than usual, and the nurses and doctors have been forced to work lengthy shifts in order to keep up with the influx of patients.

But, with the self-isolation restrictions still in place, he had to improvise.

He decided to handmake his own sign that read a small message of thanks to the team who had saved his wife’s life.

Where he can be seen clutching onto his sign which reads, “Thank you all in emergency for saving my wife’s life. I love you all” with a warm smile, eyes full of tears, and a hand to his heart.

It is truly the most heartwarming photograph.

Allison Swendsen, who shared the photo, wrote: “In triage the other day, I heard a knock on the window… This was what I saw – This man knew he couldn’t come in but wanted to show some gratitude – I asked through the window if I could snap a picture and he nodded, he had tears pouring down his face.”  

“I peeked out the door and asked him how his wife was – He said ‘great, she is going home today, you are all amazing’ I don’t know him, I don’t know his wife, but throughout the last thirteen years as a nurse, I realized, this is why we do it- times are tough but we make a difference. I love my team.”

And it is unclear as to whether his wife was suffering from coronavirus. But the post quickly went viral nonetheless and has since been shared over 30,000 times.

What a beautiful moment.

A beacon of light in an otherwise dark and turbulent world – Hang in there, everybody. For more on the coronavirus pandemic, keep scrolling…