By Sahar Chmais
The hospital entrance is deceptive; aside from COVID screening questions, everything is normal and calm. But behind the main doors, especially where COVID-19 patients stay, there is tension, tables outside rooms holding special equipment and air purifiers, according to Teri, a registered nurse.
“As a nurse, I’ve held a lot of hands of people who have passed away,” said Teri, now a discharge planner at a Hays County hospital. “When your patient is somebody who has lived a long and wonderful life, it’s a blessing to hold their hand. I can’t imagine what it’s like to do that to somebody who is 35 or 42.”
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