29 Jul The Year of the Nurse 2020: Honoring Heroic NJ Nurses in the Pandemic

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The coughing, nausea and chills
Came in waves of severity,
Didn’t know what to expect next
Behind the door, I assured my family
I was okay
I wasn’t….
Feeling scared and exhausted

The headaches, body aches, cough
And abdominal pain
Were never ending,
I hoped the social distancing I did at home before the symptoms started was enough to keep my family safe
Hoping the door was enough of a barrier now

A knock on the door,
At first, it was just fluids I could tolerate and Tylenol
As the COVID 19 virus worked its way through my body,
A knock on the door
Was my meals and homemade cookies

The door,
Became my solace,
Protecting the family I love
I am sure our pet dog didn’t
quite understand why
I stayed behind the door

The day I received the call with
the test result,
I was relieved because it confirmed what I knew when the first ice cold chill ran down my spine so many days ago,
I have COVID 19

Behind the door,
I was still a mom, wife, daughter, sister, aunt, friend, Nurse, colleague
Once the door finally opened,
I became a COVID 19 survivor!!!
Forever grateful and appreciative
Of health, life and love…
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