JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — April 28 UPDATE: Action News Jax has learned Kendall Whitaker’s terminally-ill son, Easton has passed away. He was 5 years old.
Original Story from April 21
A Jacksonville paramedic has reunited with her terminally-ill son, after she spent two weeks in isolation to prove she didn’t have the coronavirus.
This reunion was two weeks in the making. Kendall Whitaker can now get all the hugs and kisses from her two boys because she has no signs of COVID-19.
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“It just feels so amazing. Amazing. I just feel complete. I feel complete,” she said.
Whitaker, who is a paramedic, sacrificed her pay to voluntarily self-quarantine. Her younger son, 5-year-old Easton, has a problem with his heart – and is in hospice care. Because Whitaker works in an emergency room, she’s around potential COVID-19 cases, and she was afraid she might pass the virus on to him.
People in the community raises more than $20,000 so Whitaker can stay home from work and spend time with her two boys.