Jose Ramos and his daughter Tamika Rivera.
OAKLAND, Calif. – The thriller affected person with the distinctive tattoos at Oakland’s Highland Hospital was recognized in about 12 hours, due to the powers of social media.
Tamika Rivera of Harmony mentioned Wednesday that the person who appeared at Highland on Feb. 7 is her father, Jose Ramos, 46 – a grandfather of 10.
She had talked to her father two days earlier than he confirmed up on the hospital however hadn’t identified the place he was till she noticed his story on KTVU’s Fb web page on Tuesday. She referred to as the hospital and went to go to her father within the ICU at 9 p.m.
As for Rivera, seeing her father with tubes in his mouth and unconscious was tough.
“It was lots,” she mentioned.
She had been looking for her father to inform him that she too is now pregnant together with her second youngster and that he shall be a grandfather once more for the eleventh time.
Rivera mentioned that her father has battled dependancy his total life and has been homeless since October.
However she did not dwell on that.
She referred to as Ramos, who used to work in meals manufacturing, a “nice grandfather who did every part for his grandkids,” together with cooking for them and instructing them to trip bicycles.
As for what occurred to him, Rivera mentioned nobody actually is aware of.
“They mentioned he may need been hit by a automotive or crushed up,” she mentioned. “They simply do not know.”
Unidentified affected person at Highland Hospital with distinctive tattoos.