A dinner date in a hospital brought together a couple — married for 63 years — that had been separated by COVID-19.Frank Martinez, 93, and Mansako “Terry” Martinez, 86, were placed in different areas of St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in O’Fallon, Illinois, to be treated for the coronavirus, according to KMOV.As the virus has spread through the U.S. and overwhelmed hospital systems, many patients have not been allowed to have visitors.”Colleagues at HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital have seen firsthand how the safety precautions and visitor guidelines have affected patients this entire year during the pandemic,” the hospital said in a statement on Facebook, in which it shared a photograph of the couple.So when a family member mentioned that the veteran of World War II, Korea and Vietnam and his wife were inseparable and depended on one another, their nurses found a way to bring them together, KMOV reported.Related video: Couple gets married in hospital after groom diagnosed with COVID-19Nurses Hannah Schlemer and Kim Presson treated them to a “dinner date” so they could see each other, hold hands and eat dinner together, the station said.”Just as they have done for so many years,” the hospital said.
A dinner date in a hospital brought together a couple — married for 63 years — that had been separated by COVID-19.
Frank Martinez, 93, and Mansako “Terry” Martinez, 86, were placed in different areas of St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in O’Fallon, Illinois, to be treated for the coronavirus, according to KMOV.
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As the virus has spread through the U.S. and overwhelmed hospital systems, many patients have not been allowed to have visitors.
“Colleagues at HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital have seen firsthand how the safety precautions and visitor guidelines have affected patients this entire year during the pandemic,” the hospital said in a statement on Facebook, in which it shared a photograph of the couple.
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So when a family member mentioned that the veteran of World War II, Korea and Vietnam and his wife were inseparable and depended on one another, their nurses found a way to bring them together, KMOV reported.
Related video: Couple gets married in hospital after groom diagnosed with COVID-19
Nurses Hannah Schlemer and Kim Presson treated them to a “dinner date” so they could see each other, hold hands and eat dinner together, the station said.
“Just as they have done for so many years,” the hospital said.
