Director of White House security has leg amputated following severe Covid-19 complications

[RAB910]

The director of the White House security office has spent more than three months in hospital following a Covid-19 diagnosis, which caused him to lose a toe on his left foot and his whole right foot and lower leg, according to a family friend helping to raise $50,000 for his mounting healthcare costs.

As first reported by Bloomberg, Crede Bailey was among officials connected to cluster outbreaks at the White House that began in September; roughly 50 staffers and officials – including Donald Trump, who was hospitalised for three days – have tested positive for the disease caused by the coronavirus.

“Crede beat Covid-19 but it came at a significant cost: his big toe on his left foot as well as his right foot and lower leg had to be amputated,” according to a 7 December update from Dawn McCrobie, who organised a GoFundMe campaign to assist with healthcare costs.

The campaign has raised more than $37,000, as of Monday. He is “doing well – he is working hard on himself and is anxious to return home as soon as he is physically able,” according to an update posted on 14 December.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/crede-bailey-covid-leg-amputated-white-house-security-b1774024.html?utm_source=reddit.com

[dflprincess]

1. Sounds like it should be a Worker's Comp claim.

[dhol82]

2. Don't White House employees have health care?

Why the go fund me?

[wishstar]

5. His family said they would have to make handicap access renovations for him to come home

[dhol82]

6. Ok

[TexasBushwhacker]

8. And modifications to his car so he can drive

But I agree it should be a workers compensation claim. At the very least, Trump can give him some of the cash he's accumulated in his "legal fund".

[BusyBeingBest]

3. No worries, Donnie can pick up the tab on all that.

[Cha]

4. Poor guy.. Bailey! That is a freaking nightmare

that NEVER should have happened!

[Hassin Bin Sober]

7. Yeah, about that "one percent fatality rate"

[belpejic]

9. Meanwhile, Rudy sashays into the ER on Don's recommendation,

Gets the magic beans, at an astronomical cost that's probably somehow being charged to taxpayers, and is out again better than new in a few days, all after completely disregarding any safety measures whatsoever and infecting who knows how many.

What a country.

[PurgedVoter]

11. Biden should produce a plan to cover all expenses of federal employees covid costs.

I would love it if he does this and gives the federal employees disabled by covid full pensions for life equal to their working pay. It would be a great start. Name it the Crede Bailey bill.

Anyone forced to work during the pandemic should have coverage paid for by their employers. There should be no deductible during the pandemic. Anything less would be parasitic.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

12. That's not even a day's couch cushion change for 1 U.S. billionaire.

[JI7]

13. remember what Trump said about Soldiers that had lost limbs and had other noticeable injuries ?

No acknowledgement for him .

What a cold bunch they are.