Suffield emergency responders came together on Wednesday morning to celebrate John Ryan, a volunteer EMT who was released from the hospital nearly two months after being admitted for treatment of COVID-19.
"I am so happy to be out after 59 days. The people here, the nurses, the docs, the techs, the CNAs, everybody. They gave me my life back," the 61-year-old Ryan said.
It was an emotional moment as Ryan was released from the hospital as members of the Suffield Volunteer Ambulance Association and emergency medical services professionals in Suffield greeted and celebrated him as he was discharged from Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital in Hartford this morning.
"It's such a nice thing to be outside, going home," he said. "I feel wonderful."
Ryan said he would not wish COVID-19 on anyone, the disease was terrible and so was the isolation until he tested positive.