… about seeing if he could breathe on his own the next day. But we’re thinking, ‘Geez, we’ll see if he can take any breaths.’”💥NEW: Nurse Practitioner and Close Confidante of Rudy Giuliani, Dr. Maria Ryan, on his miraculous recovery🙏
— Jason Cohen 🇺🇸 (@JasonJournoDC) May 8, 2026
“He was really critical and he went to the hospital Sunday night. I actually brought him there … I had a priest come in, give him his last rites … And we were talking… pic.twitter.com/n0ifLZUNZA
“And I swear to God, it was the prayers. The next day, we were able to take him off the ventilator — and he was able to breathe on his own.”
“He’s able to talk, unfortunately still requiring oxygen and lots of medication for cardiac issues and others. But we’re all optimistic. He’s going to pull through this. And it’s day by day. But he knows the prayers have been coming in. And I’m telling you, he feels them.”
Grok±A message from Joseph Cammarata & Team Giuliani. pic.twitter.com/UqX9EjTcQ4
— Rudy W. Giuliani (@RudyGiuliani) May 8, 2026
Joseph Cammarata, Giuliani's attorney, clarifies in the video that mainstream media misreported details of Rudy Giuliani's recent hospitalization for a metapneumovirus infection complicated by his 9/11-related restrictive airway disease and COPD, during which he received last rites before beginning recovery.
The 9/11 healthcare benefits application was filed in January 2026 due to long-term illnesses from Giuliani's on-site leadership at Ground Zero, not opportunistically during his ICU stay as some reports claimed.
Cammarata thanks supporters for prayers, stresses Giuliani's heroic response to 9/11, and warns media outlets to correct the record or face legal action from the team.