In March 2002, Joe was forced into stepping down as Chief of Staff of Pine Valley Hospital when David threatened to expose some medical mistakes Joe had made. There was, however, irreparable damage to his heart. Joe was unconscious for a long time and there was fear that he would suffer brain damage from lack of oxygen. Joe's life nearly came to a premature end in July 1997 when, after a heated confrontation with Dimitri, Joe suffered a massive heart attack. Joe has been the solid rock upon which everyone in Pine Valley has turned to at one time or another for sound advice and fatherly love. Over the years, Joe has helped to build and keep his nuclear family together and more recently has rebuilt the Martin family home which was destroyed during the tornado that almost took Tad's life. Charles Tyler, Joe inherited the position of Chief of Staff at Pine Valley Hospital. After the death of his very good friend and co-worker, Dr. Joe and Ruth separated briefly over his feelings for Leora. Joe had a brief attraction to Leora Sanders, a patient of his, who was being abused by her husband, Kirk. (There was also a son Bobby, who went to the attic in search of his skis and has never been seen or missed since). Together they adopted son, Tad and had a change-of-life baby, Joey.
After Ted's death in an automobile accident, Joe and Ruth were married.
Joe fell in love with Ruth Brent, a nurse at Pine Valley Hospital, who was married to an abusive man, Ted Brent. Joe was a widower in January 1970 trying to raise his children, Jeff and Tara, in the Martin family home with the help of his wonderful mother, Kate. The Martin family is one of the founding families of Pine Valley.
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