Some of the most stunning and inspiring stories during the COVID-19 pandemic have come from the healthcare workers on the frontline fighting to take care of patients, fighting for the gear they need to stay safe while they take care of patients, and conveying to all of us the need to stay home so we don’t become one of their patients. Many of those stories have been told by nurses, specifically emergency room nurses. I have to choke back tears every time I see an emergency room nurse tell their story or plead for protective equipment.
You see, when I was in elementary school my mom went back to school to get her nursing degree.