Father of late ER doctor who died by suicide says she ‘just ran out of steam’

The father of Dr. Lorna Breen, a New York City emergency room doctor who recovered from Covid-19, continued to treat coronavirus patients, then died by suicide, remembers his daughter as someone who put her life on the line to help others. The National Suicide Prevention Hotline is 1-800-273-8255 (TALK).
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  1. Our doctors were stressed to the utmost before this! We lose a lot of them like this, emt’s, fire fighters, and cops, good ones. All because of the fucked up stuff they see.

  2. I am so sorry for the father’s loss. His daughter was a hero. May her soul rest in peace. 😢😢

    1. Who are these people that can only show disrespect to the Healthcare workers ?
      Risking their lives, surrounded by dead and dying. It’s a job very few people can do, they are the only hope today and everyday. Hide behind your keyboards or do something useful.

    2. @Dr. James Olack No you shut the f-k up.There is no virus.all deaths are being called covid 19.wake up fool!!

  3. She went out like a Warrior she was hurt she was dying but she still went back to help and I don’t if their is a god but if heaven is real it gained an amazing daughter,woman and a hero

  4. May angels sing thee to thy rest, Lorna.

    My deepest condolences to the Breen family for their painful loss.

    Chris Cuomo conducted this interview with compassion & grace. Thank you for saying “died by suicide” instead of the more common phrase “committed suicide.” My father took his own life. It was unexpected & devastating. His death, like Dr. Breen’s & others, was tragic, *not* criminal.

  5. Viruses can certainly cause reactive depression. Add to that the stress levels and grief that she was dealing with, just awful. Rest in peace heroine. 💔❤️

  6. It is So sad , unbearable pain hearing all sort of soul crushing stories everyday , thinking about her immense of pain she and all Doctors and Nurses are going through everyday to save many lives , Our sincere Prayers and thoughts to 1st responders , God Bless them all .. looking forward A bright light end of The Pandmic ….

  7. I know how painful it is to lose a child to suicide. I pray for these parents and her family they can have peace.

  8. I am a retired RN and I see a lot of doctors and nurses that when this is over will need some serious help with their emotions and mental health.

    1. @lemurian chick your own thoughts and theories are harder to believe than the news… The media of the WHOLE WORLD are reporting frightening stuff about the corona : it does do a lot of damages. It does kill more than the flu. It is EXTREMELY contagious. IT IS REAL, so yes, be frightened, and get help.

    2. Living on Purpose !! Okay. I could understand if this was only taking place in America and there is a big cover up . This is world wide practically every country in the world have cases except Antarctica .Greenland , St Barth and Anguilla did not have a lot of cases but all there cases people recovered. The rest of the world not so lucky . If there is a big conspiracy then the entire world is taking part in the conspiracy.

    3. Dr. James Olack very nice .those are people who have not left their homes since this started . They are safe inside so they are conjuring scenarios and starting to believe them

    4. Mieke Bruin unfortunately if some people are not in it they actually cannot understand what is going on. To them this seems magical . Sad really

  9. I lost a child to suicide and my heart breaks for Dr. Breen. Chris, thank you for using the term “died by suicide” rather than “committed”. One commits crimes, sins, etc. When a person takes their life, they die of a mental illness. Yes, it’s semantics, but it matters.

    1. I am sorry for your loss my heart is with you & everyone who have loss a love one. I pray for us all

    2. @Daniel Schaeffer The healthcare professionals have to know, you have to take care of yourself first then others. No your limit. I am a semi- retired nurse. I know the struggle. The inside pressure to keep going on auto polite. I assessed my self and set a limit on 3- 12 hr shifts in arrow and I did not come in on my off days. I did not answer my phone on my off days. Just used text. They were mad at me. But so what. If I am not healthy mentally, physically, or emotionally who could I help. Every health care worker should know there limits. And do not give in to the healthcare peer pressure to push yourself beyond your mental, physical, and emotional capacity. My husband also died of suicide years ago. You are left with alot of unanswered questions. I had to really put it in God’s hand. I had two little girls to raise.

    3. The devil and his angels did this!! So sorry for ur loss. I too was very suicidal at one point of my life. I was weak and lost.. i went on a spiritual journey and i ran into Jesus Christ 🙌 he saved me. 😭😭 he showed me i was under spiritual attack!! wish i could have talked to ur kid .. it breaks my heart!

    1. Hey Mom! Hang in there, Sugar! Sooo happy that you have a child that can go into this battle for her country! How Noble! Thank you for your soldier of compassionate Care!!

  10. I am tired of the hatred doing the rounds at this time. The hatred is more often than not coming from republicans. trump is the most divisive leader of any free world country. Republicans claim to be Christian, Christ preached love, forgiveness, compassion and tolerance, everything trump has no understanding of, yet they facilitate trump ‘s worst behavior towards those who disagree with him. For the sake of the American people this hatred has to stop.
    Love and best wishes from England

    1. @Mikey R You’re making a fool of yourself. Clearly, you don’t understand how logic and reason work – typical of you subhumans who support Trump. You made a positive claim about Cuomo, so the burden of proof is on you. If you say something outlandish with no proof, you just come across as the moron you are.

    2. @Mikey R Don’t flatter yourself, junkless. I’m just getting my jollies by exposing you for the idiot that you are.

  11. Dear Jesus I pray that you be with and bless Lorna’s family abundantly I also pray that we see this virus come to an end dear Jesus in your name I pray Amen Amen Amen

  12. Absolutely heartbreaking. This isn’t the first doctor on the frontlines in my city who’s ended up taking their own life. Just so sad, I can’t even imagine what that pressure and stress would feel like.

    1. R MK , that’s what MASH,was all about !trying to get the message across about what happens to the doctors at the front line.They don’t get to have their family and friends there to comfort them. All they have is strangers to rely on. Yes with this current technology they can communicate with their families through FaceTime. The stress and the mental fatigue that they went through,And are going through.The senselessness of war. Now it’s the senselessness of a president who refuses to do his job to protect the American people!

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