This episode shares the story of Dr. Pruden, an Emergency Medicine Physician and Director of Emergency Preparedness at St Joseph's Hospital in Paterson, NJ. Following his COVID diagnosis and a month-long hospital stay, Dr. Pruden was featured widely on broadcast media including the TODAY show. Dr. Pruden joins the podcast to recount his personal story of perseverance and resilience, along with the powerful coping tools which aided in his recovery.