What I wish I knew then: doctors and nurses reflect on the start of the coronavirus pandemic
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A month after most of the country began staying at home, medical professionals across the country reflect on what they wish they’d known at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
[Tears. and open heart.] The bravest of men and women with hearts created for people. Their faces tell the story of seeing catastrophe and facing death head on. Our health care workers, specifically on the East Coast, have been beset upon and sadly the encompassing by this life-stealing virus is the lesson itself.
If I'd known then: I will never treat a pandemic like a thing occurring apart from me. I will began now to keep in stock facial protections, disinfectants, sanitizers, and 91% alcohol products in a safe space. The instance the word, "Pandemic" is thrown into action - I will act to protect myself and family from the 'outside' possibility of circulating and damaging microbes.
I close by celebrating the doctors, nurses, and researchers who have gotten us this near to safe harbor. I am grateful. And my heart aches for the lost lives and wonderful spirits gone away from us all.
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[Tears. and open heart.] The bravest of men and women with hearts created for people. Their faces tell the story of seeing catastrophe and facing death head on. Our health care workers, specifically on the East Coast, have been beset upon and sadly the encompassing by this life-stealing virus is the lesson itself.
If I'd known then: I will never treat a pandemic like a thing occurring apart from me. I will began now to keep in stock facial protections, disinfectants, sanitizers, and 91% alcohol products in a safe space. The instance the word, "Pandemic" is thrown into action - I will act to protect myself and family from the 'outside' possibility of circulating and damaging microbes.
I close by celebrating the doctors, nurses, and researchers who have gotten us this near to safe harbor. I am grateful. And my heart aches for the lost lives and wonderful spirits gone away from us all.