BUFFALO, NY (WKBW) — A man exposed to a toxic gas while on the job underwent life-saving treatment, the first in the U.S., using a device called the ECMO.
Thomas Spina, 56, and his family visited Mercy Hospital in south Buffalo on Thursday to return and thank the medical team that surrounded them during his difficult journey.
“You have to put a smile on, and you have to prepare to say goodbye, and they said, No, I won’t,” recalled Kassandra Draeger, daughter. “And then held his hand, and I said, you know what, you know what. I have my faith that we got in here. We’re in the right hands.”
The daughter of Thomas Spina recalled a family nightmare that happened last May when her father arrived at Mercy Hospital in Buffalo after being exposed to toxic gas at work…