‘She’s a miracle’: How a co-worker turned caregiver is transforming a Virginia woman’s life

Kitti Tong and Regina Richardson didn’t know each other very well before the incident that changed Tong’s life.

They were co-workers at a hotel corporation in Maryland and bonded over their early morning arrivals and late night departures. They were both serious and eager to get their work done and make an impression.

But on Nov. 12, 2018, a car hit Tong in a Rockville crosswalk while she was on the way home from work. Her employee badge flew off after the crash.

The hospital needed a next of kin to call. Tong’s mother had passed away years earlier, so the hospital called the company’s vice president. He and Richardson rushed there.

While their boss stood at a desk asking for Tong’s room, Richardson busted through the ICU doors.

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