Time Calls For Glorifying The Fearless Incarnations

All of us have been admiring champions every now and then, but how many of us have truly thanked the caregivers across the timeline? If you have ever owed gratitude to anyone in this world, its high time to convey the same in reality.

Well, today deserves everyone’s dedication to a certain group of attendants as its none other than National Nurses Day! They are the ones to stake their lives every hour as the pandemic continues to claim millions of lives from the stretching outbreak. The other names behind such service have been courage, altruism and valour to serve the need of the hour as always and forever. To all the nurses out there, we thank you till the last breath.

Indeed, a few posts shared by the beautiful souls will bring tears to your eyes. One of them has been ER nurse Ana Wilkinson who recently advanced all the way from San Diego, California to New York City just to extend help towards the state commiseratively.

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New York COVID-ICU nurse Ona Onyia took to her Instagram handle saying, “I worked 21 nights straight (12-hour shifts) with one day off. This assignment pushed me completely out of my comfort zone and I had to remind myself that sometimes seeking discomfort and taking risks will cause you to grow”.

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Twenty-one days ago, I deployed to NYC, the world’s epicenter of Covid-19. Never in a million years would I have thought, I would experience a pandemic in my lifetime, talk less of being a nurse in one. I have officially completed 21/21 nights of working here in NYC as a Covid-ICU nurse. I worked 21 nights straight (12 hour shifts) with one day off. This assignment pushed me completely out of my comfort zone and I had to remind myself that sometimes seeking discomfort and taking risks will cause you to grow. This experience has been mentally, physically and emotionally exhausting. I’ve seen more people die in 21 days than I’ve ever seen in my entire nursing career. I’ve seen people going from talking to being put on the ventilator within minutes. People are dying alone because no family is allowed in the hospital. Of course there are bad days but there are also so many good days. I’ve seen patients be extubated and be able to FaceTime their families. But to say all this, I’m just happy to be here. This experience continues to be extremely rewarding in so many ways. I am also so thankful to be working alongside a team of resilient, brilliant and selfless healthcare workers who flew in from all over the country to help NYC fight this virus. The teamwork we have out here is unreal. We’re always looking out for each other, cause we rely on one another to get through this. This experience continues to change me everyday and I’m so thankful to God for keeping me healthy and continuing to give me the strength to assist out here. I know that it is difficult for those that are not affected personally by this to fully understand. But it is very much real. I didn’t realize how bad it was until I got here. It is a very difficult and uncertain time for all of us but thank you everyone for continuing to practice social distancing and assisting to flatten the curve. I have also decided to extend my stay here in NYC to continue to assist in this fight against Covid-19. #covid19 #nursesofinstagram #frontlinenurse #blacknurses #pandemic #nursingschool #criticalcarenurse #registerednurse #healthcareworker #coronavirus #healthcareworker #nursingschool #covidicu #nyccovid19

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Andrea Dalzell, a New York nurse revealed about her empathetic feeling on social media who wrote, “Connecting with them has been a struggle, especially since we have to remind ourselves to limit exposure by ‘clustering’ their care. They may not see me clearly, but they definitely hear me! I need to know their story!

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During this time, so many of my patients have told me that they were not only amazed by me, but wanted better for themselves and since they’ve seen my ability, they know they can do it”.

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Hi! My name is Andrea and I’m going to be your nurse tonight. Is there anything you need right now? . . Impact comes in many ways. During this time, so many of my patients have told me that they were not only amazed by me, but wanted better for themselves and since they’ve seen my ability, they know they can do it. . . A different perspective brings different motivations. . . . . #makeadifference #heartofanurse #theseatednurse #covid_19 #nyc #brooklyn #nursesofinstagram #blacknurseskillinit #powerhousenurses #nurselife #nightshiftnurse #disabilityadvocate #sittingpretty #abilitynotdisability #walking #is #overrated #scrublife #rollingrn #essentialworkers #frontlineworkers #inspiration #covid19 #wheelchairlife♿ #youcandoanything

A post shared by Andrea Dalzell (@theseatednurse) on Apr 30, 2020 at 9:02am PDT

And the last expression found in Sarah Flanagan’s expression on Instagram being a COVID nurse, who confessed about her spell in providing care to the patients. It reads, “Holding the phone up for a family to be able to FaceTime with their loved one who can’t respond back, who is resting as this virus takes them from the world. It has been difficult, but it feels like some of the most important work that I have ever done as a nurse”.

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✖️day 18 of 21✖️ . This deployment has taught me so much. I am so physically and mentally exhausted, maxing my body and mind to a point I’ve never taken it before. I’ve seen more death, struggle, and felt more sadness and defeat in the few short weeks here at Lincoln Hospital, than I have ever before in this career as a nurse. I press the reset button each day. I pray. I cry. I scream. I get completely overwhelmed and I get so angry at how vicious and rapidly destructive #covid_19 has proven to be. My heart shatters when my patients die without family by their side, as this virus steals their last breath away. I began this journey by taking it one day at a time and quickly learned to take it hour by hour. We’re in a pandemic, and I work in the middle of the epicenter here in New York City. I take pride knowing that I advocate, work for and pay attention to, each of my patients so incredibly hard that even when they do pass, I know I did everything in my power to save them. But the truth of the matter is— COVID is bigger than us, it does not discriminate, it does not respond well to any specific medication thus far, and I am giving it all I possibly can, working in a war zone and fighting this devastating battle against mankind. . #nurse #newyorkcity #deployment #frontlineworkers #healthcareworkers #traumanurse #icunurse #pandemic #covid #rn #realshit #stayhome #nurselife #travelnurse #emergencymedicine #fema

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It's okay to be scared. Being scared means you're about to do something really, really brave… ❤️ . . #wegotthis #kaleidastrong #fuckcorona #covidwarrior #myfacehurts #icunurse #nursesofinstagram #nurselife #fightingcovid #stayhomesavelives #criticalcare #RN #frontlines #essential #healthcareworkers #nurse

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