![]() ![]() He now spends several days a week being treated for toxic metals in his blood, pulmonary disease and post-traumatic stress disorder.īut despite his long list of ailments, Roeill continues to campaign tirelessly with the FealGood Foundation, which lobbies the government on behalf of first responders and others who survived the terror attacks, to ensure they have access to proper medical treatment for their 9/11 related ailments. Roeill cannot get the memory of the remains of a woman killed at her desk in the North Tower out of his mind. And it breaks my fricking heart that I didn’t bring anyone home but a piece of garment with something on it. “I was just praying I was gonna bring someone home. He is still haunted by the fact that he did not find anyone alive and by the things he saw. One of his lungs is severely damaged due to the days he spent in "the pit" – the pile of rubble at Ground Zero – searching for survivors after the attack on the twin towers in New York City. Roeill, 59, has to sleep with an oxygen machine. ![]() He used to play bagpipes in a firefighter band in Merrick, Long Island. Now he gasps for air. Retired New York firefighter and rescue swimmer Richard Roeill used to be able to hold his breath for three minutes underwater. ![]()
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