This photo was taken after the worst shift I have ever worked and will ever work. I had gone home to vomit due to the intense migraine I had at that time. I do not commonly get migraines. That night was 13 hours of fuzz, stress, sweat, fear, and tears. I assisted in wrapping four bodies, moved them out without the proper love and ceremony amongst family we hope to provide, and prepared for another patient to come in and probably end in the same result. We ran, we pushed down our fears, we grabbed the hands of scared patients trapped in their own nightmare, and attempted to treat a virus that had an individual plan...with no mercy. This photo was taken after the night in which New York City (not the whole of the state) lost over 800 people to COVID. I felt alone and scared but little did I know, across the city, all the healthcare workers were doing the same. I woke up after I slept and went to do it again.
From this nurse:
This photo was taken after the worst shift I have ever worked and will ever work. I had gone home to vomit due to the intense migraine I had at that time. I do not commonly get migraines. That night was 13 hours of fuzz, stress, sweat, fear, and tears. I assisted in wrapping four bodies, moved them out without the proper love and ceremony amongst family we hope to provide, and prepared for another patient to come in and probably end in the same result. We ran, we pushed down our fears, we grabbed the hands of scared patients trapped in their own nightmare, and attempted to treat a virus that had an individual plan...with no mercy. This photo was taken after the night in which New York City (not the whole of the state) lost over 800 people to COVID. I felt alone and scared but little did I know, across the city, all the healthcare workers were doing the same. I woke up after I slept and went to do it again.