Montreal paramedic on life support in Barbados and how people are rallying for him
Global News
Friends and coworkers of volunteer paramedic Clifford Jordan are trying to raise money for him and his family after he became seriously ill while away in Barbados.
For the last two decades, the Côte Saint-Luc emergency medical services (EMS) building was something of a second home to Clifford Jordan.
A volunteer paramedic and a public security officer in Montreal West, he’s helped countless people and families in the community.
And so when his colleagues and friends heard he collapsed on Jan. 13 while away in Barbados, they were shocked and heartbroken.
“What we know is he’s had symptoms similar to a flesh-eating disease, but we don’t know for sure what the problem is — there’s still no specific diagnosis,” said Eddy Afram, chief of Côte Saint-Luc’s EMS.
“He is on life support, he is on a ventilator, incubated in the intensive care unit and had to have a leg amputated.”
Feeling helpless being so far away and not knowing if the 49-year-old has medical insurance, Afram launched a GoFundMe campaign.
As of Tuesday afternoon, just over $36,000 had been donated, with funds still flooding in.
Afram says the money can be used for whatever he and his family may need, whether it be medical bills or adapting Jordan’s home, when he returns.