This is the scariest shit I’ve ever dealt with. The things I’m hearing about how bad people’s lungs can get and how quickly is really frightening. It’s hitting young people too. The fact that people are still working when they feel ill is terrifying.

My mother is coming in to watch my daughter while my husband works from home. She is 67 years old. She feels called to help us. I will never forgive myself if she gets sick.

I can’t stay home. I’m a nurse. I have 5 years of really solid ER experience and my fear is that I will be recruited to work in the ER…and that I will have to quarantine myself from my baby for God knows how long.

People need to do their part. People need to take care of themselves. Wash their hands. Cover their damn mouths when they cough. Take their meds. Don’t smoke. Do whatever the fuck you can to stay OUT of the hospital so that healthcare workers can care for and SAVE the people afflicted.