Woman gets lifesaving care by conquering fear of COVID-19
Bay Ridge resident Ann Apasewicz was in pain and it was only getting worse. And because of the coronavirus, she was afraid to go to a hospital.
“I didn’t really want to go out because I had an underlying heart condition,” said Apasewicz, 60. “I was having chest pains and my pills were making it go away until I started getting short of breath.”
When her condition didn’t improve, she decided to participate in a virtual visit with Dr. George Fernaine, chief of cardiology at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn. She described her symptoms and Fernaine told her to go to the Brooklyn hospital immediately for a coronary angiogram.