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“We’re not prepared for a global event like this...”

Hear from those on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.

EMTs, nurses, hospice workers and other medical professionals share their experiences in this crisis.

I am a physician at a national urgent care center. I never expected I would be writing my senators begging them for personal protective equipment.

Christi S.
Pittsburgh, PA
10 Apr 2020
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I never expected so many acts of generosity and kindness from healthcare members and the community itself. We've received food, masks, flowers, coffee and equipment. In this moment...

Megan C.
Bainbridge Island, WA
10 Apr 2020
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I never expected…

Anonymous
Seattle, WA
09 Apr 2020
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What keeps me up at night, a lot of things, but mainly the health of my family and my community. I worry about that a lot.

Anamalia S.
Hauula, HI
31 Mar 2020
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When I step outside my door i saw my neighbor who is a healthcare worker being thanked by her friends for being in the frontline. I’m not crying...

Peter C.
Lynn, MA
04 Apr 2020
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What keeps me up at night is worrying about my parents.

Jennifer S.
Las Vegas, NV
01 Apr 2020
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I never expected to have to make such hard decisions to keep my family safe. I'm a paramedic and married to a police officer. We have 3 young...

Megan L.
Valencia, PA
17 Mar 2020
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You don't know what it's like to be a healthcare professional during this pandemic. You don't know what it's like to watch a hospice patient in your facility...

Melissa B.
Stockbridge, GA
31 Mar 2020
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You don't know what it's like to be a first responder.

Jeffrey G.
Tulsa, OK
01 Apr 2020
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What keeps me up at night is my dad is a retired pulmonary critical care physician with 50 years of experience. He's received a letter from the State of Colorado saying he may be called back into service to help. There is no way he...
Julie Z.
Bend, OR
18 Mar 2020
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You don't know what it's like to be a nurse in the time of COVID-19.

Allison A.
Fuquay Varina, NC
31 Mar 2020
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I never expected to fall even more in love with NYC during such a challenging time.

Erin G.
Brooklyn, NY
08 Apr 2020
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I never expected to see a shortage on our PPE. Throughout all of my career, we have been able to have access to plenty of personal protective equipment...

Bryan J.
Hauula, HI
31 Mar 2020
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I never expected to have the constant feeling of dread and fear of going to work in the career that has been my passion for over 15 years. I am nurse whose specialties are ICU, ER and transport nursing experience, apparently a hot commodity right now...
Allison A.
Fuquay Varina, NC
20 Mar 2020
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A day’s work is ...fighting the Covid-19 crisis as an ER Physician in Lake Charles, Louisiana. My name is Dr. Syed Amir Shah, and I am a healthcare...

Syed Amir S.
Lake Charles, LA
05 Apr 2020
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What keeps me up at night is concern for my family and friends during this pandemic. My brother is an ER nurse in Massachusetts. My sister is a...

Megan C.
Bainbridge Island, WA
10 Apr 2020
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What keeps me up at night is that we won't learn anything from this.

Vamsi K.
Oklahoma City, OK
02 Apr 2020
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I never expected…

Anonymous
Seattle, WA
09 Apr 2020
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What gets me out of bed in the morning is…

Nyempu K.
Orlando, FL
11 Apr 2020
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What gets me out of bed in the morning is…

Anonymous
Seattle, WA
09 Apr 2020
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A day’s work is sewing masks for medical workers and first responders.

Amy B.
Greenbrier, AR
25 Mar 2020
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I never expected…

Anonymous
Seattle, WA
09 Apr 2020
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I took a risk when…

Kyler R.
Spanish Fork, UT
21 Apr 2020
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