Sacrifices. From Police Officers Who Place Themselves in Line of Fire, Firefighters' Race

HEROIC ACT OF NURSES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
REAL HEROES WEAR SCRUBS
Every crisis has its own heroes, every disaster, it displays selflessness and
sacrifices. From police officers who place themselves in line of fire, firefighters’ race
into burning buildings, rescue team stepping on floods and storms, and now, amidst the
present coronavirus pandemic, our health-care workers, doctors, and nurses are
making extraordinary sacrifices to care for the rest of us. They do so, most infuriatingly,
even when they have to put their lives at greater risk than necessary by the avoidable
shortages of masks, face shields and other personal protective equipment.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has caused a seismic tear in both the
communities of the internet and real-life by upheaving peace and normalcy. It’s been a
year where “normal” became “new normal”, in which new headlines, articles, blogs, and
posts had caused panic and made it difficult for the general public to discern how
worried they should really be as the crisis portrays the beginning of the apocalypse and
the end of the world as we know it. It’s like as if the internet has been set ablaze with no
fire-exits to escape, with no firefighters to extinguish the flames. People have rushed to
the groceries for alcohols, mask, stockpile foods, paper goods making sure that they
have “enough” for this crisis. In the urgency of it all, we’ve forgotten to thank the people
at the center of it all: our courageous nurses.
“Not all heroes wear capes. In the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the
real heroes wear scrubs”. Their stories are now the news headlines wherein nurses
have resorted to wearing garbage bags as protective gear, stayed in the hospital for
months without seeing their families, slept in the streets because of criticism, infected by
the virus, and unfortunately some did not survive are at once maddening,
heartbreaking and inspiring stories.
The nursing profession has been known with a noble, awe-inspiring, messy,
and exhausting work of caring for the sick and suffering. It is normal for them to have
the enormous privilege of carrying the burden of preserving human dignity amid
uncertainty. Together with other exceptional medical healthcare teams, nurses meet
and care for people when they’re at their most fragile, bringing hope to what, in some
cases, may be the worst day of their lives.
Nurse Mary Lorrainne Pingol went viral on October 2020, for her heroic and kind
act of helping a homeless woman give birth at a roadside. She shared that she never
expected that she would gain recognition as a nurse after being out of nursing practice
for a long time. Her act prompted the Philippine Nurses Association to honor Pingol with
the “Bayaning Nars” as she “exemplified bravery, professionalism, caring, and integrity
beyond her call of duty.”
Nurses are found to be more compassionate in caring for their patients when
they unknowingly they become heroes to the people around them. This profession feels
like a calling for it is considered the most essential, impactful, rewarding, and satisfying
type of work. They are often called as “war metaphor” because they are “in the
trenches” and a “front lines of care.” COVID-19 must be today’s supervillain and
greatest invisible enemy, still, it does not discourage our real lifetime heroes from doing
their jobs with passion and tirelessly working to help others and combat the threat and
eventually beat the invisible nemesis.

Nurses deserves the kudos and recognition for what they do on a daily basis. For
running towards the line of danger as the rest of us retreat into the safety of our
homes, for taking up the arms and fight regardless the risk, for choosing
selflessness over self-preservation and for choosing to serve and care for those that
might be afflicted with the virus. Not just today in the war against the invisible enemy
that is COVID-19, but every time they step into their scrubs. SALUTE TO ALL THE
NURSES!

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HEROIC ACT OF NURSES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

REAL HEROES WEAR SCRUBS

shortages of masks, face shields and other personal protective equipment.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has caused a seismic tear in both the

at the center of it all: our courageous nurses.

heartbreaking and inspiring stories.

cases, may be the worst day of their lives.

beyond her call of duty.”

eventually beat the invisible nemesis.

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