Jimmy Kimmel and Dave Grohl surprising frontline nurse with $10,000 is super heartwarming

Big Foo Fighters fan.
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Jimmy Kimmel and Dave Grohl surprising frontline nurse with $10,000 is super heartwarming
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You have not known true excitement until you've seen this nurse reacting to Dave Grohl popping up on his video call.

The man is question TJ Riley, an emergency and trauma nurse at Jacobi Medical Center in New York, who explains to Kimmel that his whole hospital is currently focused on the coronavirus pandemic — something made more challenging by the fact 60 percent of his colleagues, including Riley himself, have contracted the virus.

In order to give something back to Riley – who's a big music fan – Kimmel presents him with $10,000, and drafts in Grohl to play him an acoustic version of the Foo Fighter's song "Everlong."

For another similarly sweet moment, check out Kimmel teaming up with Jennifer Aniston to surprise a different nurse earlier this month.

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.


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