I'm A Doctor In A COVID-19 Unit. Before You Call Me A Hero, Here's What You Should Know.

[LiberalArkie]

On my way home from my first night shift on the “COVID wards,” I was struck by the stillness of 3rd Avenue. The cool air hit my now-unmasked face for the first time in several hours. I felt refreshed, perhaps more awake than I had felt hours earlier in the midst of caring for a quickly declining patient.

Mrs. L was suffering from multi-organ failure. My team had helped keep her alive through the night, but it was hard to tell if we had made a lasting difference.

With the cold air on my face, I felt invigorated. After weeks of anxiously reading the news and wondering how far this crisis would progress, I finally was on the “front lines” as an ophthalmology resident working on the medicine wards caring for patients with COVID-19.

My thoughts were interrupted as a middle-aged man suddenly approached me on the sidewalk, blocking my path. “Thank you for everything you’re doing,” he said. I flinched; as a seasoned New Yorker, I’m suspicious of any stranger approaching me. “You’re a hero!” he said, before heading back to his car. Continuing my walk home, I responded almost inaudibly, “You’re welcome.”

More : A good read

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/doctor-covid-19-pandemic-hero_n_5eac470dc5b65156135ccc9e

[Karadeniz]

1. Yes, a good read...thanks!

[FirstLight]

2. damn....

Yes, there's heroes, and there's collateral damage too... That's the saddest part of all.