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Hi, everybody.
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We all know this is a trying time
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for millions of people all over the world.
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My hope is that these Oprah Talks conversations
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can provide some insight
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into our human experience
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during this pandemic.
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I talked with three nurses who are in New York City
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at the epicenter of this pandemic,
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and there are other hotspots forming throughout the country,
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and I wanted to talk to nurses who are beginning to experience
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what it means to be at the hotspot.
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One of the nurses, Amy Finnegan,
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is a registered nurse at Ochsner Medical Center
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just outside of New Orleans.
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And the city known for its joyous celebrations
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now has a COVID-19 death rate twice that of New York City.
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Donnella James is a nurse in the emergency department
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at Ascension St. John's Hospital in Detroit.
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Detroit is bracing itself as COVID-19 cases surge.
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Michigan now ranks number three in states
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with the highest number of positive cases.
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-Hey, guys. -Hello, how are you?
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Hello, how are you?
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Hi, Donnella.
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-Hi, Amy, how are you? -Hi.
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-I'm good, thank you. -Nice to see you.
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Donnella, you still on your shift?
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I am done.
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My shift ended at, like, 7:30,
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so I'm done for the day, back tomorrow and Monday.
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Well, I can't tell you how pleased I am
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that you would take the time to join us,
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especially when you all are so overwhelmed
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in all the work that you're doing,
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trying to maintain homes, trying to give all that you can
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in service to other people,
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so God bless you and thank you both.
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-Thank you. -Thank you.
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Thank you.
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So what's it been like, Donnella, can you tell us?
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[Donella] I've never seen anything like this
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as far as the severity of the patients
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that are presenting to our ER, and not only the severity
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but how quickly they're declining.
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You know, we kind of knew something was coming, you know,
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we're watching the media with all of the other states
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that they were having,
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but it just hit us, like, all of a sudden, bam.
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So Detroit has now become another national hotspot
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for this virus.
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[Donnella] Correct, with the numbers
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as far as the cases that have actually
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been reported and the deaths,
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I think it's way more than the numbers
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because we're not testing everybody.
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So I think once we start more testing,
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we're gonna see a dramatic jump in our numbers.
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In the number of people who have it for sure.
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-Yes, ma'am, yes. -Absolutely.
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And so what kinds of people are being brought in?
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Young people, old people,
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people who are underserved, well served--
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what kinds of people?
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Well, you know, we're in Detroit,
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so we're in an area that has lots of comorbidities,
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as far as diabetes, high blood pressure.
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Some of them don't have primary care physicians,
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so the ER is primarily where they're getting all their care.
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Some of them aren't even receiving any care.
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I think we're seeing a range of wide variety of ages,
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but what I personally believe what I'm seeing is more--
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it's affecting more of our middle aged males.
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Like, anywhere between the ages of 45 up to 67,
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would probably be a good estimate
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of what I've actually been paying attention to,
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that are coming in, those that are critically ill
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that we're intubating and admitting to the hospital.
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And one of the things I've heard, Amy,
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that is the hardest, is having people die alone
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or be alone, near death.
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That is 100% the hardest part that we are facing here.
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You know, so the reason that I got into nursing
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is because I feel like I have a very nurturing
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spirit about me, you know,
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and nurses use their hands to care for people, you know,
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and so you go through nursing school
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and you come out and you say,
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I am going to be that nurse that saves the lives,
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I'm gonna use my hands, I'm gonna touch them,
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I'm gonna hold their hand when they die.
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I'm gonna say it's okay, you're not alone.
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I'm gonna let 'em squeeze my hand and say,
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you know, give me your pain, let me hold you, squeeze me,
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give me your pain while, you know,
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while we're doing this procedure for you.
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You know, and we can't do that right now.
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Right now, we're having to care from a distance,
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and that is what is killing us right now.
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As nurses, we are grieving that we cannot be with them
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and care for them the way that we know how.
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You know, so we're doing our best
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with kind of what we got.
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Yeah, I see you shaking your head, Donnella.
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[Donnella] Yeah, you know, because most patients
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who have come to the hospital usually have a support system
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with them.
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Someone always usually accompanies them,
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family members,
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and so with all of the restrictions
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that we have now,
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I mean, we're really stringent on visitors,
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so we have patients depending on us as nurses
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to kind of provide them with some support.
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Or even that or just, we have to remember
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that even though we're really concerned
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about them as Amy says, we have to be cognizant
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of how involved we can get with them.
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-Mm-hmm. -But, you know,
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and part of healing,
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healing is caring and closeness,
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and when they don't have that, I really do believe
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that that hinders the healing process.
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Yes, and Amy, I know there've been instances
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where you couldn't--
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where family members couldn't come,
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and you used FaceTime or their phones
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in order to try to connect people.
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[Amy] We did, you know, so I had a death, you know,
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I was trying to keep this guy alive
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long enough to see his family,
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and we were able to use Skype,
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so that we could, you know, say good-bye to his loved ones,
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you know, and not that that's okay,
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that is not how it should be,
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you know, but it was just kind of all that we had
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at that moment, you know, and they were grateful to me.
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They were grateful that I could do that.
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You know, otherwise, it was just me calling them
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as much as I can,
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me calling them between being in the room
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and just standing outside and just saying hey,
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I'm looking at your loved one right now,
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here's what's going on.
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You know, so right now,
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it's just using our voice, you know,
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therapeutic voice and therapeutic sense of self,
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so we're not able to build these rapports
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with these patients and these families
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in the traditional way that we do,
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you know, so we're using other means to do that.
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I know what--
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what every family member that experiences that,
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even connection through Skype or FaceTime or however,
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whatever means, is grateful for a nurse like you
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who thinks of that and is able to offer them some solace.
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Yeah, at a time when you wish you could be there
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standing around the bedside of your loved one.
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I know that what you just said is so true,
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that I was speaking to nurses from New York the other day,
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and obviously people who do this well,
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who love this, you did this because you had a calling.
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You had a nurturing spirit, you know,
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that you probably felt your whole life,
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and so now to be stepping into this moment
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where it seems like the whole world needs you,
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though this is what you chose, I'm also certain that you--
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there's no way you could be prepared for this.
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No, absolutely not, I mean, nothing prepares you for this,
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you know, and New Orleans obviously is no, you know,
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stranger to natural disasters,
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Hurricane Katrina being the most,
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you know, impactful one.
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You know, and there's no way to even kind of compare the two,
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you know, 'cause, I mean, we usually have hurricanes.
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We know ahead of time that this is coming,
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we need to stay safe.
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-Right. -You know, and we know
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that waters will recede.
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We know that there will be a time to rebuild.
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With this, we have no idea when this will start to recede.
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We have no idea when we are gonna see
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the light at the end of the tunnel.
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We just know that we just have to keep pushing forward.
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You know, and that's all we can do, you know, so,
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that's the part that's scariest for all of us right now.
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So Donnella, you've been in this for a long--
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an ER nurse for 17 years at the same hospital.
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But, and before that, you were a paramedic captain
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for the Detroit Fire Department.
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EMS Division.
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But nothing's prepared you for what's happening.
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Nothing, nothing.
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I mean, not-- I don't think
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there's any amount of education, training,
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or experience that could prepare you for this,
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because it's all new,
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we're really learning as we're going.
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Things are changing rapidly
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as far as, you know, the proper care,
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what's the best for the patient.
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We're being innovative with a lot of the things
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that we're doing, from PPE to, like Amy says,
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as far as communication with the family
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and the patient, and you know, we're doing the best
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that we can with what we have, and the patients really--
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I think the patients are appreciative
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of what we're doing.
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We're seeing a huge outpouring in our area from the community,
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you know, with just how appreciative that we are
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as health care providers, but nothing,
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nothing could prepare you for this.
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I bet you never felt so appreciated as now, right?
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That's one good thing. One silver lining here.
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Ms. Winfrey, I can't tell you how appreciative we are.
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We have signs outside of our hospital
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that says, you know, "heroes work here."
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We got community involvement to where, I mean,
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we've been getting so much food delivered to the hospital.
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I mean, just today alone, we had four different entities
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deliver food to us.
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The other night, as staff was leaving
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at the end of the shift,
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there were neighbors standing outside
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cheering as the staff were leaving.
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So, I mean, that right there just really touches you
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in your heart and makes you know
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that you're appreciative and what you're doing
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is the best.
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That in itself is-- there's no reward that--
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other than just, you know, that--
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how they're appreciating us
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that makes us feel good and keeps us going.
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And I understand that, you know, you all are--
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we all understand this, that you all
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are putting your lives in danger every day that--
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where you show up for work and you're doing that
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because you are committed to serve.
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What are you doing to protect yourself?
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Amy, I hear that you take your clothes off in the driveway?
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Oh, my routine is down pat.
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Like, I strip naked in the parking lot where I work.
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I get down to my bra and my underwear.
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I put on, you know, the clothes I have in my car.
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Everything gets double-bagged.
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I come home.
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It stays in the garage.
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My shoes are in a separate box in the garage.
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I have a towel laid down when I get home,
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and I slide all the way to the bathroom,
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and my kids know, don't touch mama,
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don't come around me.
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It's not 6 feet, it's like 30.
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Stay away from me. Don't come around me.
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You know, I throw my clothes in a double-sanitize rinse,
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I get, you know, in the shower,
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head to toe, washing everything,
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my color's gonna be gone in about eight weeks.
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You know, so, and then I Lysol the whole bathroom down,
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and then it's safe, it's safe to hug mama
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after that, you know?
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That's your daily routine?
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[Amy] Daily routine.
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Oh, yeah, my car interior's gonna be all shot.
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I mean, it's Lysol everywhere, so...
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Wow.
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What are you doing to protect yourself?
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Well, you know, I take my-- when I get to the car
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in the structure, take my shoes off,
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put my flip-flops on.
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Then when I get home, I'm stepping out of the car,
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I'm taking everything off,
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I've got a laundry basket in the garage,
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and I drop everything in the laundry basket,
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except my underwear.
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Then I run in the house, run up the stairs.
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So we've got a huge picture window,
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so I tell my husband, I hope nobody's
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across the street looking.
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'Cause what they see is what they see.
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Right in the shower, come out of the shower,
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and, you know, we don't do all the hugging
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and comfort stuff that we used to do.
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I have a 12-year-old daughter, so that bothers me a lot.
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Because we're a huggy, comforty, you know,
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lovey, kissy, me and her, she's 12 year old,
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so I don't get to do that as much,
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and she's okay with it, but...
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-Yeah. -That's one thing
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that I really do miss.
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You find yourself hugging less too, Amy?
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[Amy] I mean, I'm not-- I'm definitely not spending
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that quality snuggle time that I used to do
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as much with my kids,
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you know, so we're finding different ways to do things.
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You know, like, we'll go outside and fly kites.
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We'll do sidewalk chalk.
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-We'll take bike rides. -Yeah.
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So my quality time with them is definitely not
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as huggy-feely as I am, because I mean,
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I'm this little southern gal who wants to hug
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and kiss everybody, you know, so, but yeah.
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But now it's like, hugging and kissing has become--
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their hugs and kisses are weapons,
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and are weaponized if you are a silent carrier,
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then that hug is a weapon.
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And you love your loved ones
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by distancing yourself from your loved ones.
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-That is true. -That's one of my fears.
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You know, coming to work, working the shift,
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taking care of patients who we're unsure of
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if they even have the disease, is that me not knowing
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that there's the possibility of me contracting it--
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the fear is not of me getting it,
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the fear is taking it home,
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giving it to my daughter or giving it to my husband,
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or my elderly mom, you know,
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because I would be that carrier that's completely asymptomatic.
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That's what terrifies me the most.
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Amy, I heard that, you know, you had
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a very challenging week, and you're now taking
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some time off for yourself.
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It was more of like time off for my children,
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because, you know, all the schools are closed
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and everything, and so the teachers, you know,
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decided to add another role to my already, you know,
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balls that I'm juggling in the air,
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so now I am a second-grade teacher
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and a kindergartener teacher.
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So, you know, I just needed-- I got a lot of work for them.
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I needed to take some time off,
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but also I kind of found myself in a funk,
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after I did a pretty long stretch.
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I did seven days, and I had one day off
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in between those seven, and so I kind of came home
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and I found myself absolutely depressed.
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And I was in a funk, and I was crying,
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every single night, and I couldn't get out of it,
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and so I said, you know, if I can't take care of myself,
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I cannot continue to take care for people,
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You are right. You are right.
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To just mentally recharge myself.
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That way I can face it head on again.
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Well, I'm so glad that you had the wisdom to do that,
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because we all know that if you are operating
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on an empty tank, you don't have anything left
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to give anybody else,
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so you all need to take care of yourselves
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in the midst of all this as best as you can.
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What are you doing to keep yourself whole?
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[Donnella] You know, I just, I pray.
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I sit back and I, you know, just regroup,
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get my thoughts together, just to refocus
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of why I do this, why I enjoy doing it
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and not only the importance of why we're doing it.
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I have a great support system at home.
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My husband is phenomenal.
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So even when I'm at work and, you know,
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we get those days where it's really, really busy
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and we've got lots of sick patients,
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I send him a text and he usually sends me back
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something inspirational, usually "you got this,"
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"they need you," "stay strong, we're here for you."
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So that really helps me a lot.
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Mm.
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And so, throughout this whole time,
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I know that you all's focus has been on other people.
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We the people, we the public,
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want to do what we can to help you.
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How could we best serve you in this moment?
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Stay at home.
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I mean, it's really important, and I don't--
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Yeah, I thought you were gonna say that.
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-What, the stay at home? -Yeah.
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Social distancing is so important.
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Especially knowing now that individuals
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can be carriers and be completely--
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-And asymptomatic. -Asymptomatic, correct.
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I've seen a couple videos on Facebook
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over the past couple days, and it's really
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been disheartening because we're seeing a lot
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of our young individuals in our community that are out,
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and they're grouped together in locations,
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and they're totally downplaying what's going on,
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and I can tell you firsthand, from what we're seeing,
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I'm sure what Amy's seeing, this is real.
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This is serious.
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Even though if it may not have affected you personally--
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-Yet. You yet. -Yet, absolutely.
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At some point, someone you know is gonna be affected by it,
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and you know, you need to do your part
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and make sure that you're not the factor
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that contributed to that individual getting it.
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Yeah, Amy.
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[Amy] This is very, very scary.
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You know, what's scary is that, you know,
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people don't understand how real it is.
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People don't understand.
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They don't see the sickness. They don't see that.
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They just see the news, and they see the numbers,
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and they'll see, you know, oh, you know, social distancing,
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I can still go hang out with my friends
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at the lakefront, as long as I'm 6 feet away.
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I can still go to the grocery store.
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I can still do these things. No, you can't.
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Stay home, stay healthy, take care of your loved ones,
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because you might be next
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or someone that you know might be next.
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And once it hits you, I mean, it hits you,
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and that's it, it's too late.
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Mm.
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What gives you hope right now, ladies?
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[Amy] Honestly, the only thing that gives me hope right now
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is that we will beat this.
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You know, there will be a day when movie theaters
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will be full and restaurants will have
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long wait lines and museums will open
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their doors once again,
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and humanity will be restored, you know,
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and people will no longer take for granted
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the time that they spent working
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and the time that they were home bored,
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and people will find a balance.
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You know, that is the only thing
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that gives me hope,
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that we will get through this together.
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Yeah, I think my hope is that--
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what gives me hope is-- I agree with Amy,
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at some point, you know, we're gonna see the light
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at the end of the tunnel.
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You may not be able to see it now,
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but I really am optimistic that we are going to beat this,
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and if nothing else, this is an opportunity
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for individuals to get closer with their families,
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their home-- enjoy this time.
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You know, start to discover who you are,
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you know, with being at home.
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It's not isolation.
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-It is not. -It's not isolation.
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It's more of a coming together.
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You're with family.
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You're not isolated.
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You can still go outside.
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You know, go in the yard, enjoy the sun.
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Start to really pay attention to those small things around us
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that we tend to take-- we take advantage of, you know?
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And, you know, I certainly do believe that,
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and I'm hoping that, you know,
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a lot of the world is getting that message.
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How is the morale?
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I mean, before I stepped in, I saw--
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you all are at different parts of the country
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and yet you were speaking to each other
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like you'd known each other forever.
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-There seems to be-- -There's my scrub sister.
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There seems to be this bond of connection,
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and I'm hearing that in hospitals,
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in emergency centers throughout the country and even the world,
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the bond and the sense of connection
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with the health care workers is now stronger than ever,
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is that true?
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Yeah, I think so,
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I think the camaraderie is phenomenal now.
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We're coming together. We all have a mission that--
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we realize what our mission is.
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Our mission is to come together.
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That's the only way we're gonna conquer this.
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Yeah, even though you're in Detroit
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and you're in Louisiana, you feel the connection, yeah.
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Of course. Of course.
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She's my scrub sister, you know?
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Everybody has a scrub sister, you know?
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-We rockin' the blue. -Rockin' the blue.
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So everybody has a role, you know,
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and it's not just nurses and doctors.
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It's not just them that are on the front line.
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I mean, there's so many people.
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You know, you've got your radiology techs.
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They're the ones that go in and snap that initial picture
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of the patient's lungs that helps us to diagnose.
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Like, okay, this could be a possible COVID patient.
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You know, there's your physical therapists
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that are coming in and they're helping us
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prone people.
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You know, you've got your NPs, your PAs.
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I mean, everybody, even down to your environmental
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services and your cleaners,
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like, these people, they're going in
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and they're cleaning these rooms.
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Like, they need all of the thank yous as well.
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Everyone has a valuable role,
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and everyone is part of this team.
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There is no job too big or too small.
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It's like a big puzzle.
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The puzzle isn't complete
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unless all the pieces fit together,
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and that's what we are now as a health care profession.
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-We're a health care family. -Yeah.
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That is one great silver lining to come out of all of this,
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and that it's united people for a single purpose,
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and that is for us to win this war against COVID.
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Thank you both so much.
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Amy in Louisiana, down there.
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And...
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and Donnella in Detroit.
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Thank you both so much.
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Our prayers, our true prayers,
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not just our rhetorical ones, our true prayers
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and our true accolades and praise go with you.
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-Thank you. -Thank you, Ms. Winfrey.
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Ah, thank you.
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You can call me Oprah. The whole world does.
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00:22:06,014 --> 00:22:07,724
Okay, it's Oprah.
514
00:22:07,807 --> 00:22:09,642
You can call me Oprah.
515
00:22:09,726 --> 00:22:12,145
If I can call you Donnella, you can call me Oprah.
516
00:22:12,228 --> 00:22:13,521
Thank you so much.
517
00:22:13,605 --> 00:22:14,522
-Thank you. -Thanks.
518
00:22:14,606 --> 00:22:15,690
Bye, y'all.
519
00:22:15,773 --> 00:22:17,275
Bye-bye.
520
00:22:17,358 --> 00:22:18,526
Bye, Amy.
521
00:22:18,610 --> 00:22:19,819
Bye.
522
00:22:19,903 --> 00:22:21,946
-Good job, y'all. -Stay safe, scrub sister.
523
00:22:22,030 --> 00:22:23,698
Good job, good job. Good job, good job.
524
00:22:23,781 --> 00:22:25,033
Excellent. Thank you.
525
00:22:25,116 --> 00:22:27,160
-[Donnella] Thank you. -You can go home now.
526
00:22:27,243 --> 00:22:31,372
Strip. You can strip and go home.
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