9/11 Stories: Trish Chelsen
Apr 30, 2021 On September 11, 2001, Trish Chelsen, wife of Roy Chelson, an NYC firefighter, was at work as a nurse, tending to a critically ill patient in ICU, when the first place hit the North Tower. The patient was so ill, he was Trish’s only hospital case that day. When she was told about the first hit on The World Trade Center, she kept working, tending to her critically ill charge. She quickly realized her husband, Roy, would be one of the first to respond, but she remained focused on her work. After the second passenger plane plowed into the South tower, the situation at the hospita...