Between surgeries one stressful morning, Ben Cayer and Mindy Brock — husband and wife, and fellow nurse anesthetists — peered through layers of protective gear, and locked eyes. To conserve gear and expose fewer health care workers, the hospital pared down staff to a minimum for intubations before surgery. He says they don’t worry much about getting sick, although the virus has come close. “We have grown men bawling because none of their family can be there with them,” Brock says. It helps to be married to another nurse, because “unless you’re here doing this, there’s no way to describe it,” she says.

Source: Manila Times April 16, 2020 03:48 UTC