INSIGHT Magazine Special Home Edition April 2020 | Page 10

CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) KNOWLEDGE
This Story comes from a RN who is healthy but
is heartbroken from seeing the families tore
apart from sickness…
Tonight on my shift I’ve had to tell the family
of a dying man, that they cannot go in to see
him, they cannot say goodbye to their dad
and that they have to go home. Think about
that for a minute, how it must feel to tell a
family that.
This is after finding out one of my patients
had died yesterday days after testing
positive for the corona virus. I know this is
happening all over but the patient group I
look after, I really feel like they don’t deserve
this. Battling cancer with every fiber of their
being, having chemo, radiotherapy and
everything that comes with that and then
to die alone, unable to have visitors and say
goodbye to their loved ones. Wards unable
to support their family the way we want too
because family can’t visit. How can this be
happening, how is this fair? How an earth
will families get closure? Can you imagine
your parent dying alone and not being
allowed see them?
Don’t the public want to do their bit to stop
this from happening? Why is it so hard to just
stay inside. And the truth is I’m filled with
dread, because I know this is only going to
get worse.
PLEASE PLEASE stay inside, I absolutely
beg you. I don’t know how else to stress to
people how serious this is. How many more
people have to die before people take this
seriously. ✽
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texting the word: CALCOVID, to the number: 888-777,
users can subscribe to receive current situation updates
concerning the coronavirus pandemic in Calhoun County.
Director of Emergency Management, Michael Barton,
states, “reliable and timely information is critical to
protecting yourself and your loved ones. CALCOVID is a
good way individuals in Calhoun County can get the most
current coronavirus information at the local level. It is
important that we are all prepared, but not scared. Being a
CALCOVID subscriber is a great way for people in Calhoun
County to have trusted information and to help them sort
facts from fear.”
April 2020 – Special Home Edition
INSIGHT