Humans of covid

Daily stories of healthcare workers on the front line.
We are not a statistic. We are just like you. Here we are in our own words. Help us. Stay home.

[Issy Phillips @issypips]

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.

[Humans of covid @Humansofcovid_]

...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.”

[Humans of covid @Humansofcovid_]

“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...

[Humans of covid @Humansofcovid_]

...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...

[Humans of covid @Humansofcovid_]

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

[Humans of covid @Humansofcovid_]

"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...

[Humans of covid @Humansofcovid_]

...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...

[Humans of covid @Humansofcovid_]

...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

[Humans of covid @Humansofcovid_]

"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...

[Humans of covid @Humansofcovid_]

...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...