‘It's very emotional’: Nurse recovers from 2nd bout with coronavirus; released from rehab center
A special moment for a nurse at Hackensack University Medical Center after recovering from a second bout with coronavirus.
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Jul 17, 2020, 9:32 AM
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A special moment for a nurse at Hackensack University Medical Center after recovering from a second bout with coronavirus.
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Sue Lemba was released Thursday from the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in Saddle Brook.
Family and friends were there to cheer her on.
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"It's very emotional,” says Lemba. “I'm very happy to see everybody. It's exciting. I feel very special and blessed to have everybody here."
She was first diagnosed with the virus on March 30, and has been in rehab for the last month.
She was first diagnosed with the virus on March 30, and has been in rehab for the last month.
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