'To overcome this pandemic, we need a president who can look past politics and listen to scientists, physicians, and the data.'
I struggle to describe my conflicting emotions: Defeated. Lucky. Drained.died while I cared for them, yet I consider myself lucky that my shift lasted a mere four weeks “on the front lines” in the Bronx.
to come from out-of-state to help New York. I asked myself, why should I, a young healthy physician, sit at home while this virus indiscriminately took a heavy toll on my cancer patients? So, at the end of March, I volunteered to serve coronavirus patients. I knew it was going to be bad, but it was more horrific than any images I could have conjured... The virus acted on its own accord. I had never seen anything like it. I felt helpless, unable to heal as I was trained to do.
My job is to care for patients with cancer, so I am familiar with death. Besides successful outcomes, the most rewarding part of my job is helping patients and families cope with end-of-life issues. This was different. Death came suddenly, randomly, and at an alarming rate.
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