Humans of covid

There are no ITU beds in the valleys. So you might be 23 and invincible if you get COVID but what if you crash your car? Or a friend takes an overdose or a parent needs emergency surgery? Guess what! No beds for you either. And THAT’S how this affects everyone. Rant over.

...Dad has been in my thoughts a lot more in the last few months. If he were still alive, he would be so proud of everything I am and have achieved. I just know it in my heart.”

...I’ve thought of her every day since and wonder if she ever made it to her father’s burial. Losing a parent can often make you lose your mind and do crazy things. That is what death can do when it’s so close to home...

“She was 16 years old when her father died. The same age I lost my father. She came into A&E streaming at 6:30am looking for her father’s body and asked for directions to the morgue. This is the moment it became real to me...

That’s been a change - that fear you carry around with you. Because you know what this disease can do, and you’re hoping your family won’t be next." #thankyou #MedTwitter #NHS #onthefrontline #Hospital #Hero

...We’d formed such a connection though, that it was hard for me having that conversation with her. I also catch myself worrying about my family. For my parents and my grandparents’ health. It’s just brought to the forefront of my mind that everyone is so vulnerable...

"You can put this all on Instagram, this is Norbert uncut. I guess ED was already my life before covid struck, 85% of my life at least. It’s obviously now wearing down on my a little, because it is hard work, but you just crack on...

...I miss my little people. I miss knowing what I’m doing. Also if a baby poops it’s like “Awwww! The little baby pooped!” but when an adult poops it’s.. well it’s different." #poop #COVID19 #childrens #Nursing #Paediatrics #hospital

...I don’t know what to do about that? We don’t see heart attacks in paeds much. Luckily one of my colleagues could see it was a struggle for me and stepped in to help. Obviously we had to help out, and I’ve learned a lot, but I can’t wait for paediatrics to re-open here...

"I miss my little people. The hospital needed the extra covid beds, so they shut our Paediatric emergency department and us Paeds nurses were re-deployed to work in adults. It’s been tough, but not as scary as I thought it would be...