Retired NLV respiratory therapist returning to work during pandemic

A retired respiratory therapist living in North Las Vegas is answering the call in the fight against COVID-19.

LIVING....IN NORTH LAS VEGAS ISANSWERING....THE CALL....IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID 19.HE'S COMING OUT OFRETIREMENT.....IN THE HOPES OF SAVING LIVESAND INSPIRING OTHERS.....TO DO THE SAME.MY CO-ANCHOR....TODD QUINONES IS LIVE....FROM HOME..AND TODD....YOU SPOKE TODAY....WITH BOB ALLDER....WHO DROVE ACROSS THECOUNTRY.....TO A BOSTON AREA HOSPITAL.AD LIBSWORKI'M LISTENING TO THE NEWSBRIEFING EVERYDAY AND THINKINGTHIS IS GOING TO GET BAD.WHAT WAS YOUR MOTIVATING FACTORTO DO THIS.YOU JUST DROVE ACROSS COUNTRYFROM LAS VEGAS TO BOSTONIT JUST SO HAPPEN THE BOSTONHOSPITAL WAS THE FIRST TOREACH OUT FOR ME AND ASKED MECOULD I COME AND HELP AND INALL GOOD CONSCIENCE I HAD TO.IT'S WHAT WE DO.I HAD TO SAY I HELPED DURINGTHIS.I KNOW YOU SAID YOU'RE RETIRED.YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER THISIF YOU DON'T WANT TO BUT HOWOLD ARE YOUI'M 39 LIKE JACK BENNY JOKES.(WE LAUGH) I WANTED TO RETIREIN MY 50'SI ALWAYS SAID I WANTED TORETIRE IN MY 50'S I'LL GIVEYOU A HINT OK.WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS FANTASTICAND IT IS EXTRAORDINARYGENEROUS BUT ARE YOU CONCERNEDABOUT YOUR OWN PERSONAL HEALTHAND WELL BEING.ABSOLUTELY.IT WAS A CONCERN.I SAT DOWN AND SPOKE WITH MYWIFE BEFORE I TOOK THIS ON.I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AS WELL.THEY APPLAUDED ME THOUGH.THEY SAID OK DAD WE KNOW YOU'LLMAKE A DIFFERENCE SO THEY AREON THE TEAM TOO.YOU ARE GOING TO BE SPENDING ALOT OF TIME WITH THESEPATIENTS.ARE YOU IN A PLACE WHERE YOU'REPREPARED TO HANDLE THEPOTENTIAL OUTCOME THAT MAY BEPRETTY DEVASTATING.I'M READY FOR THE WORST.IN ALL THE YEARS I'VE BEENDOING THIS ABOUT 24 YEARS I'VEDONE TRAUMA I DON'T WANT TO GETGRAPHIC BUT YOU NAME SOMETHINGI'VE SEEN ITNEVADA'S COVID-19 TASKFORCE....HAS ALREADY RAISED....MORE