info
Google Groups no longer supports new Usenet posts or subscriptions. Historical content remains viewable.
Dismiss
Weak gutless blue state Manhattan E.R. doctor on coronavirus front lines kills herself
18 views
Skip to first unread message
Leroy N. Soetoro
Apr 28, 2020, 3:49:52 PM4/28/20
to
https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-20200427-
mkqjksodjzdt7lkonk32pvv47i-story.html#rt=chartbeat-flt
A prominent Manhattan emergency room doctor who had treated a staggering
number of coronavirus patients killed herself in Virginia, authorities
said Monday.
Dr. Lorna Breen, 49, the medical director of NewYork-Presbyterian Allen
Hospital’s emergency department, died by suicide in Charlottesville, a
spokesman for the local police department told the Daily News.
Spokesman Tyler Hawn said police responded to a call Sunday seeking
medical help, and Breen was rushed to UVA Health System University
Hospital but succumbed to self-inflicted injuries.
"She gave what she had, and she’s a casualty of the war in the trenches,
as far as I’m concerned,” her father, Dr. Philip Breen, told The News.
“She’s a true hero.”
Breen’s father said the crush of coronavirus cases his daughter handled
was overwhelming, and that she herself became ill with COVID-19, though
she went back to work after a week and a half. She had no history of
depression, he said.
"She was a very outgoing, very energetic person who, I don’t know what
snapped, but something blew up in her, and so she ended up taking her own
life,” he said. “She just ran out of emotional gas.”
He said his daughter traveled to Charlottesville to stay with her sister
after the hospital sent her home a second time.
"She stayed home about a week and a half, but I think she felt guilty
about not being at work,” her father said. “The last time I talked to her
was before she went in for her 12-hour shift that she couldn’t finish.”
“Just before she went back, she said that the ambulance had been waiting
outside the building for over three hours with sick people. They couldn’t
even get the people out of the ambulances in there,” he added.
On Monday, Columbia University Irving Medical Center and New York-
Presbyterian hailed her tireless devotion to her work.
“Dr. Breen is a hero who brought the highest ideals of medicine to the
challenging front lines of the emergency department," the statement said.
“Words cannot convey the sense of loss we feel today."
The statement added the hospital would focus on providing "support to her
family, friends, and colleagues as they cope with this news during what is
already an extraordinarily difficult time.”
The Charlottesville Police Department also extended its condolences.
“Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) can reduce the likelihood of being
infected, but what they cannot protect heroes like Dr. Lorna Breen or our
first responders against is the emotional and mental devastation caused by
this disease,” Charlottesville Police Chief RaShall Brackney said.
Breen, a devout Christian who was one of four siblings, traveled the world
to give lectures on emergency medicine, and to hike and snowboard, her
grieving father recalled.
“She was a salsa dancer and she played the cello,” he said. “She was
working on her master’s degree in business administration also.”
Breen loved New York City, he said. “I sort of hope that when this is
over, there may be a wall of heroes in New York someplace. She should have
her plaque on there . She gave it all for her city."
The doctor’s death comes in the wake of the suicide of another front-line
worker — EMT John Mondello, 23, who took his own life with a gun that
belonged to his retired NYPD cop father. His body was found by the
shoreline in Astoria, just a few paces from Astoria Park, on Friday night.
He died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, police
said.
For those contemplating suicide, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
is reachable 24/7 at 1-800-273-8255. They can also call 311 or 911 for
help.
New York City has several resources for depressed and suicidal people. NYC
Well — the city’s free and confidential hotline — offers mental or
substance abuse help 24 hours a day over the phone, through its online
chat or via text.
--
No collusion - Special Counsel Robert Swan Mueller III, March 2019.
Donald J. Trump, 304 electoral votes to 227, defeated compulsive liar in
denial Hillary Rodham Clinton on December 19th, 2016. The clown car
parade of the democrat party ran out of gas and got run over by a Trump
truck.
Congratulations President Trump. Thank you for cleaning up the disaster
of the Obama presidency.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp. Obama sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood
queer liberal democrat donors.
President Trump has boosted the economy, reduced illegal immigration,
appointed dozens of judges and created jobs.
Senile loser and NAMBLA supporter Nancy Pelosi got "Trumped" on February
5, 2020. "President Trump, Not Guilty."
mkqjksodjzdt7lkonk32pvv47i-story.html#rt=chartbeat-flt
A prominent Manhattan emergency room doctor who had treated a staggering
number of coronavirus patients killed herself in Virginia, authorities
said Monday.
Dr. Lorna Breen, 49, the medical director of NewYork-Presbyterian Allen
Hospital’s emergency department, died by suicide in Charlottesville, a
spokesman for the local police department told the Daily News.
Spokesman Tyler Hawn said police responded to a call Sunday seeking
medical help, and Breen was rushed to UVA Health System University
Hospital but succumbed to self-inflicted injuries.
"She gave what she had, and she’s a casualty of the war in the trenches,
as far as I’m concerned,” her father, Dr. Philip Breen, told The News.
“She’s a true hero.”
Breen’s father said the crush of coronavirus cases his daughter handled
was overwhelming, and that she herself became ill with COVID-19, though
she went back to work after a week and a half. She had no history of
depression, he said.
"She was a very outgoing, very energetic person who, I don’t know what
snapped, but something blew up in her, and so she ended up taking her own
life,” he said. “She just ran out of emotional gas.”
He said his daughter traveled to Charlottesville to stay with her sister
after the hospital sent her home a second time.
"She stayed home about a week and a half, but I think she felt guilty
about not being at work,” her father said. “The last time I talked to her
was before she went in for her 12-hour shift that she couldn’t finish.”
“Just before she went back, she said that the ambulance had been waiting
outside the building for over three hours with sick people. They couldn’t
even get the people out of the ambulances in there,” he added.
On Monday, Columbia University Irving Medical Center and New York-
Presbyterian hailed her tireless devotion to her work.
“Dr. Breen is a hero who brought the highest ideals of medicine to the
challenging front lines of the emergency department," the statement said.
“Words cannot convey the sense of loss we feel today."
The statement added the hospital would focus on providing "support to her
family, friends, and colleagues as they cope with this news during what is
already an extraordinarily difficult time.”
The Charlottesville Police Department also extended its condolences.
“Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) can reduce the likelihood of being
infected, but what they cannot protect heroes like Dr. Lorna Breen or our
first responders against is the emotional and mental devastation caused by
this disease,” Charlottesville Police Chief RaShall Brackney said.
Breen, a devout Christian who was one of four siblings, traveled the world
to give lectures on emergency medicine, and to hike and snowboard, her
grieving father recalled.
“She was a salsa dancer and she played the cello,” he said. “She was
working on her master’s degree in business administration also.”
Breen loved New York City, he said. “I sort of hope that when this is
over, there may be a wall of heroes in New York someplace. She should have
her plaque on there . She gave it all for her city."
The doctor’s death comes in the wake of the suicide of another front-line
worker — EMT John Mondello, 23, who took his own life with a gun that
belonged to his retired NYPD cop father. His body was found by the
shoreline in Astoria, just a few paces from Astoria Park, on Friday night.
He died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, police
said.
For those contemplating suicide, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
is reachable 24/7 at 1-800-273-8255. They can also call 311 or 911 for
help.
New York City has several resources for depressed and suicidal people. NYC
Well — the city’s free and confidential hotline — offers mental or
substance abuse help 24 hours a day over the phone, through its online
chat or via text.
--
No collusion - Special Counsel Robert Swan Mueller III, March 2019.
Donald J. Trump, 304 electoral votes to 227, defeated compulsive liar in
denial Hillary Rodham Clinton on December 19th, 2016. The clown car
parade of the democrat party ran out of gas and got run over by a Trump
truck.
Congratulations President Trump. Thank you for cleaning up the disaster
of the Obama presidency.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp. Obama sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood
queer liberal democrat donors.
President Trump has boosted the economy, reduced illegal immigration,
appointed dozens of judges and created jobs.
Senile loser and NAMBLA supporter Nancy Pelosi got "Trumped" on February
5, 2020. "President Trump, Not Guilty."
Queer
May 1, 2020, 6:56:05 AM5/1/20
to
In all my years, I have come to the conclusion that people who identify as being right-leaning conservatives tend to be lower in intelligence, and even lower when it comes to morals, ethics, and compassion, the later which you can never accuse any conservative of having. You, Mr. Soetoro, fit that description. Please slither back under the rock you came out from under, and take that deranged POTUS with you.
On Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at 3:49:52 PM UTC-4, That vile, repulsive, sick conservative bastard Leroy N. Soetoro wrote:
On Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at 3:49:52 PM UTC-4, That vile, repulsive, sick conservative bastard Leroy N. Soetoro wrote:
tenfold9
May 2, 2020, 9:31:49 PM5/2/20
to
On Friday, May 1, 2020 at 6:56:05 AM UTC-4, Queer wrote:
> In all my years, I have come to the conclusion that people who identify as being right-leaning conservatives tend to be lower in intelligence, and even lower when it comes to morals, ethics, and compassion, the later which you can never accuse any conservative of having. You, Mr. Soetoro, fit that description. Please slither back under the rock you came out from under, and take that deranged POTUS with you.
>
> On Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at 3:49:52 PM UTC-4, That vile, repulsive, sick conservative bastard Leroy N. Soetoro wrote:
Seriously, what is it with this forum being used to push conservative agendas?
> In all my years, I have come to the conclusion that people who identify as being right-leaning conservatives tend to be lower in intelligence, and even lower when it comes to morals, ethics, and compassion, the later which you can never accuse any conservative of having. You, Mr. Soetoro, fit that description. Please slither back under the rock you came out from under, and take that deranged POTUS with you.
>
> On Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at 3:49:52 PM UTC-4, That vile, repulsive, sick conservative bastard Leroy N. Soetoro wrote:
Queer
May 3, 2020, 6:39:45 AM5/3/20
to
0 new messages