Shut inside, anxious and alone, were Bubby and Zeidy really safe?
Judy: We can’t make people crazy with fear if we want to support them through this pandemic.
Before the coronavirus hit — before the world turned on its head and everything stopped functioning — I never doubted my choice of profession. I loved nursing: the constant movement, the adrenaline rush, and most of all, the satisfaction of being a part of people’s healing.
Of course, there were hard moments, tragedies, times when I slipped off duty to shed a quiet tear, and then donned my professional mask again and returned to the ward. But in general, helping people heal is a tremendously rewarding way to spend my days.
And then the pandemic hit.
Suddenly, I’m in the epicenter of the crisis. Suddenly, I’m seeing things no one ever wants to see. Suddenly, the hospital is severely understaffed, the ICU is full to the last bed, and we — just regular people, doctors and nurses — are putting ourselves in peril just by going to work.
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