These stories are difficult to hear. They come from hospital staff who cared for our community’s sickest COVID-19 patients — our parents, relatives, friends, neighbors. They did all they could to save lives, and for some, were there during their last hours.
Weary and emotionally scarred, these nurses and nurse assistants are forever changed but hopeful. As part of their healing, they want to share their stories.
Sarah Kaplan, RN, has been a UVA nurse for 30 years and faced her toughest year during the COVID pandemic.
A UVA patient care technician was inspired to become a nurse after working with the courageous nurses in the UVA COVID Unit.
After earning her master's of nursing, Shanice joined the nurses in the unit caring for the sickest COVID patients.
When COVID came to her intensive care unit, this UVA Health nurse remembers "making a distinct choice to put my life up for this."
These stories are difficult to hear. They come from the hospital staff who cared for the sickest COVID patients. As part of their healing, they want to share their experiences.
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