Barbie Allen can't go home to her family without putting them at risk. Instead she stays in her borrowed RV after long shifts caring for COVID-19 patients in the ICU
While many people across the country are gearing up for their cities and provinces to reopen and expand their social bubbles, the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, especially for front-line workers like Barbie Allen.
Her son has asthma, so coming home and potentially exposing him to the virus is a risk the intensive care unit nurse was not willing to take. She’d even considered sleeping in her car to protect her family. Kirk Thomson, the vice-president of Can-Am RV Centre, offered Allen an RV free of charge after she called and explained her predicament to him.Allen has been living in a motorhome ever since while she helps keep Ontarians battling the severest coronavirus symptoms alive. She says she will stay in the unit until the last COVID-19 suffers leave the ICU.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Financial help lacking as COVID-19 pandemic shuts most of Canada’s court system, lawyers sayWhile trial lawyers are perhaps most affected, many in the trade say other sectors – such as real estate – are also feeling the pinch. Small firms and relative newcomers, they say, are most exposed
Read more »
Four-day work week could help restart the economy, New Zealand PM saysThe four-day work week has been touted as a way to improve work-life balance. Now it's getting a boost from New Zealand's leader, who recently raised the idea as one that might help the economy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Read more »
Trudeau to speak with premiers about how Ottawa can help provinces increase COVID-19 testing capacityThe Prime Minister says testing needs to increase immediately in Ontario and Quebec, where the economies are starting to reopen but the number of new COVID-19 cases remains high
Read more »
Feds Pledge $75M More To Help Indigenous People Living Off-ReserveFeds pledge $75M more to help Indigenous people living off-reserve cdnpoli
Read more »
Coronavirus: How parents can help their kids navigate uncertainty, manage mental healthWith kids' activities cancelled and families stuck at home, more parents are noticing changes in their children's behaviour.
Read more »
Ottawa needs to do more to help the media industry, Globe publisher tells finance committeePhillip Crawley said the COVID-19 crisis has contributed to the continuing decline in advertising revenue, which jeopardizes the ability of news organizations in Canada to provide high-quality content
Read more »