Fort Wayne 22 addresses communication barrier between veterans and their families during COVID-19

FW22 donated three tablets to allow veterans at the VA Northern Indiana Healthcare System to video chat with their families.

For patients inside hospitals during covid-19, talking to family members can be a challenge.fox 55's jeremy masukevich shows us how a local non profit is breaking the communication barrier between veterans at the v-a northern indiana healthcare system and their families.

Nat jeffery it's something that we wanted to give back to them because they have given so much to us.members of the fw-22 board are always on the look-out for ways to support fort wayne veterans.lower third: jeffery peconge, fw22 board member sot jeffery we constantly are looking for ways to support the veterans.

We help pay medical bills, we even pay utility bills, so anything that we can do to help veterans fw22 is out there.fw-22 recognized a communication barrier between veterans being treated in hospitals and their family members who can't visit them during covid-19.lower third: jarred white, fw22 president sot jarred recently it was brought to my attention that not every veteran inside of the va has the capability to facetime their loved ones.

Fw-22 president jarred white knows from his own experience serving in the military how important it is to stay in touch with family.sot jarred anytime that you can put a smile on someone's face or show them that you are thinking with your heart and you care, it's very rewarding.

Oftentimes veterans, for whatever reasons, feel forgotten or left out and this is simply not the case.

Fw-22 donated three tablets veterans at the va hospital can use to video chat with their families.

Lower third: mary johnson, va northern indiana healthcare system nurse manager sot mary right now this will really help with the veterans being able to communicate with their families.

They are really kind of shut out right now in the inpatient area.

This will give them a wonderful opportunity to connect.employees at the va hospital say having the ability to put patients in touch with their families virtually will go a long way towards offsetting the feeling of isolation that many patients are dealing with.sot jarred with all these crazy times, i have seen so many tremendous acts of kindness and its really brought people closer together.

I think that's what it's all about.in fort wayne, jeremy masukevich, fox 55