Nation ‘Insane, stabbing, burning pain’: Ground zero workers still battling 9/11 health problems September 11, 2019 Jerry Carino, Asbury Park Press Comments Off on ‘Insane, stabbing, burning pain’: Ground zero workers still battling 9/11 health problems The headaches forced Joe McKay, now 52, to retire early from the New York City Fire Department. The New Jeresey resident fills the void with advocacy.