By: Adriana Willis, PRW
I never thought in a million years that I would live in a time of a pandemic. Walking into the hospital now is surreal, it feels like we’re living in a movie. I feel scared and sad all at once. Anxiety sets in as I approach the entrance, just wondering if I am protected enough with the PPE. Will I be next to get covid-19 or will I be a carrier and bring the virus home to my family. The constant worry weighs heavy on me everyday. I have to try my best to stay positive and follow all protocols in protecting myself while at work. To see the face of defeat on a doctor who is treating a patient who has covid-19 is heartbreaking. To know you tried your best and it still wasn’t enough. Remembering how full the ER used to be with people complaining of common cold or something equally as small seems like only a memory. Now we only have a few patients a night but they all are coming in because they have covid-19 symptoms. This alone makes it seem like we are seeing hundreds of patients because one covid-19 patient requires all our attention and care. Knowing that you are only a hallway away from someone who is severely ill and fighting for their life is overwhelming. Some days are hard but then you see someone getting better and you feel hope again. All of this puts things into prospective for me. To know that you can just wake up and become severely ill is an alarmingly thing. From now on I will make the best of everyday and make sure I tell my family that I love them. Please stay safe. Covid-19 is real and it does not discriminate. Stay home and continue social distancing. It works and it saves lives.