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THREAD: I want to tell a story about an extraordinary healthcare worker I met this weekend; forgive me if I get emotional about it. I was in the Covid emergency unit at my local hospital here in New York state suffering severe symptoms. I was scared and stressed out, and sick.
I was seen by techs, nurses, doctors and radiologists while they tried to figure out what was wrong with me and they were all wearing their & #39;PPE& #39; as we all now know it to be, which de-humanized them to some extent. Once all the test results came back (except for Covid),
I was told I had to be admitted into the hospital immediately and needed IV antibiotics asap. I protested this because I have a little dog called Oliver, as many of you know, who was home alone. I don& #39;t have any family or friends nearby to help me so I said I had to leave
and go take care of him until I found someone to take him. The doctor was a bit of a bully and insisted I had to immediately begin treatment and not to worry about my dog. I told him I would NOT leave my dog to suffer or die from neglect. They left me alone in my
glass walled isolation room to try to find someone. My normal pet sitter wasn& #39;t available and I buried my face in my hands and wept and all I wanted was my dog to be safe and cared for. I told the doctor and nurse when they came in that I could not stay, I couldn& #39;t leave him.
If you don& #39;t have a pet then it may not be clear why I& #39;d choose his welfare over my own. But I fully intended to come back to the hospital. The nurse, who had done my flu and Covid swabs stood by and after the doctor left frustrated, she waited and told me
"If you can& #39;t find someone to look after your dog, give me your keys and I& #39;ll take him. I& #39;m a dog person too, and I couldn& #39;t leave mine alone either." I cried and thanked her and was overwhelmed by such a generous offer. I said I had one more person I could try.
I found someone who could come and take Oliver to her home so I was able to start the treatment right away. I didn& #39;t know the nurse& #39;s name or even what she looked like because she had been covered in PPE and I had only seen her eyes. They put me in a wheelchair to take
me to the in-patient Covid floor and the nurse stopped me. She handed me a folded piece of paper. She said, "if anything happens with your dog, text me. I promise I& #39;ll take care of him. Don& #39;t worry, we& #39;ve got this." I thanked her through tears and they took me onwards
I looked at the paper and saw her name was Amy and she had written her phone number on it.
These nurses and doctors who are front line Covid healthcare workers have to worry about so much in their long stressful days. They put their lives on the line so we all say healthy.
These nurses and doctors who are front line Covid healthcare workers have to worry about so much in their long stressful days. They put their lives on the line so we all say healthy.
This nurse, Amy, saw that I cared for my Oliver more than I did for myself and took care of me in a way you& #39;d never expect in a Covid unit. The part of this story that makes me so sad is I don& #39;t even know what she looks like. I only know that she& #39;s the kind of people we need
in this world. It& #39;s my vow to stress to anyone reading this how important it is to #StayHome 
https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt="">, so that angels like Amy can get through this pandemic safely. I& #39;m sorry this is off topic but I just had to document the good there is in this world. Thank you, Amy. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Red heart" aria-label="Emoji: Red heart">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👩🏻⚕️" title="Woman health worker (light skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Woman health worker (light skin tone)">
