01/14/2022
COVID has put a strain on our ICUs and our staff. They are not treating statistics. A nurse on the front line shares:
โWhat I wish you knew, or what I wish the community could see, is the harsh reality of unvaccinated COVID-19 cases:
Our patients are so tired and unable to breathe. I see the fear in their eyes as they realize COVID is real; it is not a joke.
I feel their true fear and pain as they stare into my soul and grasp my hand. Sometimes they must be intubated, sedated, fixed to the bed and proned. Lines are set up so that they can receive medication and nutrition. We know as nurses that we will not be able to save everyone no matter how hard we try. ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐-๐ญ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐.
What I wish you could see are the CODES, the FEAR, the SADNESS the TEARS, the HURT, the PAIN that this disease has caused. I cannot tell you the toll this is taking on nursesโ minds and souls. We signed up to SAVE lives - not for this.
Why wait until you are gasping for breath, relying on medicine to save you? You could get vaccinated now and prevent severe illness and hospitalization. Iโm asking you to save yourself and help us end this.โ
- Amber, Critical Care RN
