A nurse struggled with COVID-19 trauma. He was found dead in his car

[turbinetree]

HEALTH NEWS MAY 20, 2020 / 7:09 AM / UPDATED 4 MINUTES AGO

(Reuters) - Becoming a nurse in 2018 was a dream come true for William Coddington.

He loved helping people and feeling needed at his West Palm Beach, Florida hospital. The 32-year-old was on the upswing of a decade-long battle with opioid addiction and other substance abuse, according to friends and family, who said he was committed to his recovery.

It all started to unravel in March, as fatally ill COVID-19 patients showed up in his intensive care unit.

It rattled Coddington to see patients his age die, his mother Carolyn said. He could no longer attend his 12-step recovery meetings in person. He was scared about how little personal protective equipment he had. He had nightmares about alarms going off on ventilators in the ICU.

On the night of April 24, he spoke by phone to his best friend Robert Marks and sounded distraught, Marks said. Coddington was caught between the war zone at work and his confinement at home.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-nurse-death-insigh/a-nurse-struggled-with-covid-19-trauma-he-was-found-dead-in-his-car-idUSKBN22W1JD

This is really sad..................

[ampm]

1. Saving our heath workers and saving ourselves

I'm sure that this young man went through a trauma and watching death day in and day out had an effect. My thoughts are for the families and I would ask any one please do your part wear a mask do the social distancing we all want this to end. It will if we do this for each other

[Brainfodder]

2. We need healthcare for all..... Mentally, we not assholes, will all be emotional wrecks by 11/4/20?

[smirkymonkey]

3. What a tragic story.

Just heartbreaking.

RiP William.

[irisblue]

4. 🕯️William Coddington.🕯️

A blessing unto Us

[WhiskeyGrinder]

5. Oh, goddammit.

[onecaliberal]

6. :

[WhiteTara]

7. This is the second COVID-19 suicide

that I've read about. This is beyond tragic.

[wendyb-NC]

8. What a heart breaking tragedy.

Damn it.

R.I.P.

[aggiesal]

9. This wilil not be considered in the Covid-19 numbers ...

but it should!

R.I.P.

[liberalla]

11. I agree completely. They should be keeping track of covid-related deaths.

They need to be counted and considered as part of the full covid-19 crisis.

This is so sad.

[demigoddess]

10. God bless this man in heaven. We mourn for him.

[littlemissmartypants]

12. Physician Suicides were high before the pandemic.

Pass gently William.

❤