{"id":7183,"date":"2020-05-28T19:14:14","date_gmt":"2020-05-29T00:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vshred.com\/blog\/?p=7183"},"modified":"2020-06-08T13:58:31","modified_gmt":"2020-06-08T18:58:31","slug":"exclusive-interview-the-covid-pandemic-is-far-from-over-for-our-doctors-nurses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vshred.com\/blog\/exclusive-interview-the-covid-pandemic-is-far-from-over-for-our-doctors-nurses\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive Interview: The COVID Pandemic Is Far From Over For Our Doctors &#038; Nurses"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>As The World Slowly Returns To \u201cNormal\u201d &#8211; Front Line Responders Still Struggle.<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1170\" height=\"659\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JXkmLKg1C90?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Emotional interview shows frontline medical workers still need our support and encouragement!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/v-shred-relief-fund-for-exhausted-nyc-medical-team\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7211\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vshred.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/GFM-blog-Donate-button-1-1.png?resize=914%2C194&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"914\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vshred.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/GFM-blog-Donate-button-1-1.png?w=914&amp;ssl=1 914w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vshred.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/GFM-blog-Donate-button-1-1.png?resize=300%2C64&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vshred.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/GFM-blog-Donate-button-1-1.png?resize=768%2C163&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 914px) 100vw, 914px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been a crazy few months, hasn\u2019t it? As we return to some sense of normalcy&#8230;<strong> we can\u2019t forget that our medical professionals still walk into hospitals everyday that are anything but normal!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The heroes still on the front lines of this pandemic remain on lockdown \u2026 doing what they have done from day one\u2026 working around the clock to save lives.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe biggest problem we face is burn out. Working months straight isn\u2019t normal\u201d<\/em>, says Lauran Donofrio, a nurse from Florida that is volunteering her services at the #1 trauma hospital in NYC.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We wanted to get a REAL glimpse at the struggles our brave doctors and nurses <\/strong><strong>STILL FACE TODAY &#8211; and how we can do our part to help!!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7214\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vshred.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/0408201053.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vshred.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/0408201053.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vshred.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/0408201053.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vshred.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/0408201053.jpg?w=1721&amp;ssl=1 1721w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/v-shred-relief-fund-for-exhausted-nyc-medical-team\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7211\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vshred.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/GFM-blog-Donate-button-1-1.png?resize=914%2C194&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"914\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vshred.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/GFM-blog-Donate-button-1-1.png?w=914&amp;ssl=1 914w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vshred.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/GFM-blog-Donate-button-1-1.png?resize=300%2C64&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vshred.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/GFM-blog-Donate-button-1-1.png?resize=768%2C163&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 914px) 100vw, 914px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lauran used one of her very short breaks to share the struggles our doctors and nurses still face months into this pandemic and how YOUR encouragement helps them cope! Thousands of doctors and nurses like Lauran continue to work tirelessly, in what is STILL being described as a WAR ZONE \u2026 with no days off, no dinners with their family, no time to do anything for themselves.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI facetime my kids every night. They are 3 and 6, and I think they are getting taller since I\u201dve been here. I miss them so much,<\/em>\u201d says Lauran.<\/p>\n<p>By choice, Lauran and thousands of other medical professionals, are selflessly putting their own lives on the line to care for others that have been infected with Covid-19. <em>\u201cIt\u2019s like the army or war. We have military nurses that say this is as close as you are going to get to war,\u201d<\/em> explains Donofrio.<\/p>\n<p>I simply can\u2019t fathom what these medical professionals are going through. Not only the physical demands but as you hear in <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/JXkmLKg1C90\">Lauran\u2019s interview<\/a>, the mental turmoil they face.<\/p>\n<p>I mean, can you imagine having to be the person that holds the phone, so that loved ones not allowed in the hospital can facetime to say their final goodbyes to family members?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lauran says two things keep her going<\/strong>&#8230;. the support of the other medical professionals and encouragement from the community.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7217\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vshred.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_1948.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vshred.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_1948.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vshred.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_1948.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vshred.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_1948.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vshred.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_1948.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/v-shred-relief-fund-for-exhausted-nyc-medical-team\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7211\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vshred.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/GFM-blog-Donate-button-1-1.png?resize=914%2C194&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"914\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vshred.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/GFM-blog-Donate-button-1-1.png?w=914&amp;ssl=1 914w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vshred.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/GFM-blog-Donate-button-1-1.png?resize=300%2C64&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vshred.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/GFM-blog-Donate-button-1-1.png?resize=768%2C163&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 914px) 100vw, 914px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>You may not live in New York, where residents gather every day to cheer them on\u2026<\/strong><strong>but you can still let them know you appreciate their sacrifices!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From afar, the best way you can let these heroes know that their work matters .. that they are making a difference \u2026 and encourage them to keep up the good work \u2026 is to help make sure their basic needs are met.<\/p>\n<p>By donating to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/v-shred-relief-fund-for-exhausted-nyc-medical-team\">Go-Fund-Me Fundraiser<\/a> we set up, you can help these front line heroes get the necessary supplies they need to be protected as they continue to save lives.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/v-shred-relief-fund-for-exhausted-nyc-medical-team\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7221\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vshred.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-20-at-11.26.35-AM.png?resize=616%2C168&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"616\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vshred.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-20-at-11.26.35-AM.png?w=616&amp;ssl=1 616w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vshred.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-20-at-11.26.35-AM.png?resize=300%2C82&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And not only medical supplies .. things you and I take for granted \u2026 like a warm meal, clean clothes, and a safe place to sleep.<\/p>\n<p>Our doctors and nurses .. especially those volunteering their time should not have to come out of pocket for what they need to SAVE LIVES!! No donation is too small, every dollar can help&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7219\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vshred.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-13-at-5.38.21-PM.png?resize=1024%2C246&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vshred.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-13-at-5.38.21-PM.png?resize=1024%2C246&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vshred.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-13-at-5.38.21-PM.png?resize=300%2C72&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vshred.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-13-at-5.38.21-PM.png?resize=768%2C184&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vshred.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-13-at-5.38.21-PM.png?w=1266&amp;ssl=1 1266w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>If they are going to risk their lives for us\u2026<\/em><em>they deserve the best possible care needed to save them!!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>These men and women are not replaceable, and unless <em><strong>we step up to help<\/strong><\/em> provide them with what they need to do their job safely, <em><strong>we risk losing them.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7225\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vshred.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-20-at-11.28.22-AM.png?resize=572%2C140&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"572\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vshred.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-20-at-11.28.22-AM.png?w=572&amp;ssl=1 572w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vshred.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-20-at-11.28.22-AM.png?resize=300%2C73&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t know about you .. but I want to do my small part to help make sure that never happens!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Let\u2019s send the encouragement Lauran says keeps them going!<\/strong><\/em> By donating, you are showing these warriors that you recognize that the fight isn\u2019t over. You are letting them know that you see them still working on the front lines in conditions they have likely never seen and appreciate their bravery, selflessness, and compassion.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/v-shred-relief-fund-for-exhausted-nyc-medical-team\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7211\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vshred.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/GFM-blog-Donate-button-1-1.png?resize=914%2C194&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"914\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vshred.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/GFM-blog-Donate-button-1-1.png?w=914&amp;ssl=1 914w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vshred.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/GFM-blog-Donate-button-1-1.png?resize=300%2C64&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vshred.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/GFM-blog-Donate-button-1-1.png?resize=768%2C163&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 914px) 100vw, 914px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Your donation will help improve the atmosphere these health care professionals are working in, allowing them the tools, food, and rest they need to save more lives and stop the spread of this horrible virus!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7189\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vshred.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_1958.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vshred.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_1958.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vshred.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_1958.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vshred.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_1958.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As The World Slowly Returns To \u201cNormal\u201d &#8211; Front Line Responders Still Struggle. 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