A cardiac surgeon in Connecticut talks about nurses. “She rises at 5:15 a.m., arrives in the Covid-19 unit by 7:15. Receives the handoff information from the night shift. She washes down, dons the yellow gown, shoe covers, hair cover, the N95 mask, gloves and the eye shield and enters the negative pressure room. Her distraught patient is coughing uncontrollably.

As I went out today, April 1, 2020, for a twenty minute walk in the evening to clear-up my head, I reflected on this nightmare we are collectively experiencing. Suddenly, I heard a big noise, then another and another!