THE FRONT LINES. >>> SOMETIMES, LIFE THROWS YOU A
CURVE YOU DID NOT ANTICIPATE AND
IT HAS EVERYBODY MAKING
ADJUSTMENTS.
ADJUSTMENTS. >> Tati: INCLUDING THE NOMINEE
FOR OUR ESSENTIAL MOMS CONTEST.
WE’RE HONORING THE MOMS IN OUR
COMMUNITY WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING
ON THE FRONT LINES.
>> Jason: IT’S A RELAXING
FLORIDA VACATION TO BE USED WHEN
THE TIME IS RIGHT.
FIVE SERVING MOMS ARE BEING
REWARDED WITH A TRIP FOR UP TO 4
PEOPLE ANYWHERE IN THE STATE OF
FLORIDA AND THEY HAVE UNTIL
DECEMBER 30th OF NEXT YEAR TO
TAKE IT, 2021 AND INCLUDES
FLIGHT, HOTEL, CAR RENTAL, AND
MADE POSSIBLE BY OUR SPONSOR
VISIT FLORIDA.
VISIT FLORIDA. >> Tati: WE RECEIVED HUNDREDS OF
NOMINATIONS FROM MOMS WHO ARE
SACRIFICING SO VERY MUCH AND
DOING SO MUCH FOR OTHERS, AND WE
WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR
NOMINATIONS AND THANKS TO ALL
THE MOMS OUT THERE FOR ALL THAT
THEY DO.
THEY DO. >> Jason: ON THE PHONE WITH US
RIGHT NOW IS AMY CLELAND.
THE MOTHER OF 7 KIDS, AGES 8-26.
SHE IS A PHYSICAL THERAPIST WHO
ANSWERED THE CALL TO HELP
PATIENTS AT ASCENSION HOSPITAL
IN ROCHESTER.
IN ROCHESTER. >> Tati: HELLO, HOW ARE YOU?
>> GOOD, HOW ARE YOU?
>> Tati: WE’RE GOOD AND SAFE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> YOU’RE WELCOME.
>> Tati: WE UNDERSTAND YOU HAD A
CHANCE -- HAD TO CHANGE YOUR JOB
FROM HELPING PATIENTS RECOVER
FROM SURGERY TO WORKING ON THE
COVID FLOOR AND HELPING VERY
SICK PEOPLE RECOVER FROM THE
DISEASE.
DISEASE. >> YEP, THAT’S TRUE.
WE WERE ALL KIND OF THROWN INTO
IT.
IT. >> Jason: YOU WERE NOMINATED FOR
OUR ESSENTIAL MOMS CONTEST, AND
HERE’S WHAT THAT PERSON OR
PERSONS WROTE ABOUT YOU.
THIS FIRST DAY SHE CAME HOME
FROM WORKING ON THE COVID FLOOR,
SHE BROKE DOWN AND STARTED
CRYING.
CRYING. SHE WAS SO EMOTIONALLY DRAINED
AND VERY UPSETTING TO SEE OUR
.
. >> Jason: CAN YOU GUESS WHO
NOMINATED YOU?
NOMINATED YOU? >> I’M ASSUMING IT’S ONE OF MY
KIDS OR MY HUSBAND.
I’M ASSUMING THE BOYS ARE
PLAYING VIDEO GAMES, SO MAYBE MY
HUSBAND AND MY DAUGHTER.
>> Jason: I WOULD SAY ALL THE
KIDS AND YOUR HUSBAND.
>> Tati: I LOVE IT!
YOU HAVE A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY!
WE’RE LOOKING AT A FOE TO YOU OF
ALL OF YOU RIGHT NOW.
AMY, MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE HAVE
SOMETHING TO TELL YOU.
>> WHAT?
>> WHAT? >> Tati: YOU’RE A WINNER IN OUR
ESSENTIAL MOMS CONTEST.
>> THAT’S SO EXCITING, YOU’RE
GONNA MAKE ME CRY.
>> Jason: DON’T GET TATI TO
CRYING BECAUSE SHE DOESN’T HAVE
ENOUGH KLEENEX ON HAND.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU TO BE
NOMINATE BY YOUR FAMILY?
>> IT MEANS A LOT.
I NEVER THOUGHT THAT -- I THINK
SOMETIMES AS A MOM, YOU YOU FEEL
LIKE THEY TAKE YOU FOR GRANTED.
ANYWAYS, I’M MOST GLAD THEY
APPRECIATE WHAT I DO AT WORK AND
AT HOME, HOPEFULLY.
>> Tati: I’M SURE THAT THEY DO,
AMY.
AMY. SO TELL US WHAT IT IS LIKE TO BE
A MOM OF 7 CHILDREN AND ON THE
FRONT LINES AT THE SAME TIME.
THIS IS A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY.
>> IT IS.
>> IT IS. IT’S SOMETHING THAT I DIDN’T
NECESSARILY GO TO SCHOOL FOR.
I ORIGINALLY STARTED IN
OUTPATIENT AND A COUPLE YEARS
AGO, I SWITCHED TO INPATIENT.
AND LIKE MY COWORKERS, PHYSICAL
THERAPISTS, OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPISTS, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND SPEECH
PATHOLOGISTS, NONE OF US WERE
TRAINED IN THIS.
IT’S A NEW DISEASE, NEW
OUTCOMES, AND PEOPLE ARE SUPER
WEAK WHEN THEY COME OFF THE VENT
OR EVEN IF THEY’RE NOT VENTED.
WE’RE LEARNING AS WE GO AND THEN
YOU COME HOME AND HAVE TO BE A
MOM AND BE SANE AND DO SCHOOL
WORK BECAUSE I’VE GOT SEVERAL OF
THEM THAT NEED HELP WITH SCHOOL
WORK, SO THE JOB NEVER ENDS.
SO IT’S BEEN HARD.
>> Tati: AMY, YOU ARE A
REAL-LIFE SUPER HERO.
>> IT’S NOT JUST ME.
THE NURSES AND DOCTORS HAVE DONE
A FABULOUS JOB, BUT I WOULD LIKE
TO GIVE CUED DOUGHS TO ALL OF MY
COWORKERS BECAUSE SOMETIMES
OTHERS DON’T GET THE CREDIT AND
THEY WORK HARD AFTER THE FACT.
SO I’M GLAD I HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THANK YOU TO
EVERYBODY.
EVERYBODY. >> Jason: I’M SURE YOU FIND IT
REWARDING TO DOING GOD’S WORK ON
THE FRIEND -- FRONT LINES.
ANYTHING YOU WANT PEOPLE TO
KNOW?
KNOW? >> I THINK THINGS ARE GETTING
BETTER BASED ON OUR HOSPITAL,
CRITTENTON HOSPITAL, ASCENSION
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL. WE’RE TAKING THE PATIENTS AND
REHABILITATING THEM BECAUSE SOME
OF THE FACILITIES THAT NORMALLY
WOULD TAKE PATIENTS DON’T WANT
TO ACCEPT THEM BECAUSE OF THE
COVID DIAGNOSIS, AND THEY NEED
TO GO SOMEWHERE TO GET STARTED
BECAUSE THEY’RE NOT STRONG
ENOUGH TO GO HOME.
AND I’M WORKING REALLY HARD TO
MAKE THAT HAPPEN FOR EVERYBODY.
WE’RE, THE WHOLE HOSPITAL, IS
DOING A FANTASTIC JOB DOING THIS
FOR THESE PEOPLE.
>> Jason: AND SO ARE YOU.
CONGRATULATIONS, YOU’RE TODAY’S
WINNER!
WINNER! >> THANK YOU.
>> Tati: AMY, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
YOU’RE THE BEST.
AND EACH DAY THIS WEEK, WE’LL
ANNOUNCE A NEW WINNER IN OUR
ESSENTIAL MOMS CONTEST.
>> Jason: WHILE WE CAN ONLY
AWARD IT TO A FEW OF THE
ESSENTIAL MOMS IN OUR COMMUNITY,
WE WANT TO WISH ALL MOMS A VERY