Firefighter recalls fight with COVID, efforts to keep wife safe
PHOTO COURTESY RON LAVALLEE Lawrence firefighter Juan "Manny" Gonzalez Firefighter Juan Manny Gonzalez talks with Lawrence Mayor Daniel Rivera in this file photo. Gonzalez, 54, beat COVID-19 but it was two months before he finally tested negative LAWRENCE â Confined to his basement, battling a stubborn fever and a persistent cough, Juan "Manny" Gonzalez prayed for the safety of his wife, Gloribel. "I kept praying, 'Keep her healthy. Let me carry the burden. Don't give it to her,'" said the veteran Lawrence firefighter. "I prayed for my better half not to get this and,...