'They Saw So Much Death And Sadness': Three Village Local Heroes

THREE VILLAGE, NY — When times are tough, heroes emerge. We all know someone who's making a difference right now as we live through unprecedented and changing times.

Here at Patch, we've launched an initiative to help recognize these heroes making a difference in their communities. Together with Ring, we're working to let all your neighbors know about these outstanding people and their stories.

This submission comes from Paula Mucci, who nominated her daughter, Alexandra Mucci, as well as Alexander's coworkers.

Name:
Alexandra Mucci and her co-workers

State:
NY

Hometown:
Three Village

Hero's job:
Health Care

Relationship to nominee:
My daughter and her co-workers

Reason for recognition:
Nurses in COVID Unit at hospital dealing with the unknown, going to work faithfully, caring for the dying at risk for themselves and their families to make sure people would not suffer. They saw so much death and sadness.

One thing to know:
Sacrifice of self for others

Thank you for all you do, Alexandra, and all of your colleagues!

>> Do you have a local hero you would like us to know about? Share their story here. Read about other heroes from across New York here.