ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. - When David Jordan turned 18, he joined the Navy. Soon after, he got sick, and wound up at a military hospital in California.
That’s where he met Norma DiMartino, a pharmacist who was helping servicemen.It was 1945. Norma cared for a lot of heroes back then.
Today, she said she doesn’t have a clear memory of David, but he never forgot about her. "My wife had passed away a few months before and I was lonely and she kind of filled the void.
She's more than just a neighbor, she kind of, well, do what nurses do," David said. "They comfort you. Norma has been a comfort.