'Breathing mattered most. As a doctor, I knew I needed an incentive spirometer, a handheld device used to improve lung function. But the few they had were for patients sicker than I was.'
The latest news and biggest developments to keep you informed about the deadly pandemic.Dr. Renee R. Eger is an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Women & Infants Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. Her views in this personal essay are her own and don’t reflect those of ABC News.
Those were precisely the reassuring words I’d been offering young women in my 30 years as an obstetrician-gynecologist at Women & Infants Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. Sometimes I'd believe what I was saying but I'd always know that hope was essential, no matter the actual odds.Dr. Renee Eger is seen here in her hospital room while she was battling COVID-19.
For all those days and nights, there was an elephant in my room. How was I going to beat this? What would it take? I’d heard the metaphor about the pitcher on the mound, nobody out, four runs in. He looks to the bullpen but it’s empty. In other words, any kind of relief would come from me alone.
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.
‘They are terrified’: Fearing coronavirus, people with potentially fatal conditions avoid emergency careDoctors are sounding the alarm on patients with critical ailments and staying home for fear of going to an emergency room and contracting the coronavirus.
Read more »
Purplish Lesions On Feet Could Be Sign Of Virus, Say DermatologistsDoctors say 'COVID toes' could be a way to track the coronavirus in otherwise asymptomatic patients.
Read more »
Privacy in a pandemicAs other countries implement covid-19 tracing apps, the EU mulls where to draw the line between safety and surveillance
Read more »
Melania Trump Will Apparently Wear a Face Mask — Even if the President Won'tThe first lady is encouraging Americans to wear face coverings to protect from the coronavirus.
Read more »
Bill Gates: 5 innovations to overcome coronavirus pandemic - Business InsiderBill Gates says we need new discoveries in areas including treatments and vaccines to beat the coronavirus.
Read more »