dr. Gottesman and I are on our way to
emergency right now we're getting our
first submission patient from the floor
it requires to get the ventilator for
the breathing machine nurse Elise isoko
is on her sixth 13 hour day this week
it's very sad it's very scary and it's
very real and there Oh everything you're
hearing on the news about people coming
in people dying it's true they've put in
sinks on the stage North Shore
University Hospital on Long Island is so
overwhelmed they're turning this lecture
hall into a patient care room they even
turned couches into beds with oxygen and
suction set up medical personnel
constantly worried about bringing the
virus home to their families my six
month old he just started calling about
a month ago he started beating me and I
tried to sneak up to the stairs before
he could get to me but he started crying
really bad
I personally got engaged last Saturday
and Mike big concern is always taking
something home and possibly contaminated
my family's right now we're in a
patient's room we're about to turn him
on to his belly to help oxygen and pull
the ends of my shift is nowhere in sight
we just got six new admissions in
another ICU that we just opened finally
at the end of her 13-hour shift nurse
Elise gets to go home take a nice deep
breath
I don't know but before she can even
greet her family she goes through a
strict cleaning routine first she drops
off her shoes at the front door in the
backyard she disinfects her backpack
with Lysol then she washes her hands her
keys even her ID and anything that could
be contaminated as her family excitedly
waits outside to be with her I'm proud
of her
that she's doing this she's not being
selfish she's going out there and
helping other people the health provider
is out of my mom they're all heroes
because they're putting themselves in
harm's way I'm all happy that she's home
but I'm sad because they can't hug and
kiss her all the stress that I felt at
the hospital is just already gone I felt
like I was drained and exhausted and I
actually feel rejuvenated on them home
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