It may look like something from a science fiction movie, but the spacesuit-like respiratory helmets at Chicago’s Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital represent the cutting edge in COVID-19 treatment.
When Navy Veteran Al Kovach woke up after spinal surgery, he asked the nurse if he was still alive. She answered affirmatively, and he immediately began to plan for his future as a paralyzed Veteran. He became a Paralympian, 2X winner of the LA Marathon and is a former President of Paralyzed Veterans of America.