Toward the end of March, the emails started coming in：1 needed help during the coronavirus pandemic (新冠病毒流行), my manager asked if any of the nurses would be willing to2 and work in the hotspots.
I didn't think twice about3 the opportunity. It was hard to sit back and4 all of the sick people on the news. So, I flew to Newark. It was5 —my first day there, I worked fourteen hours. This is what a6 day looks like：I wake up at 7 am., check in on patients'7 treatment, and take a short lunch break. Some nights I don't leave until 11pm..
Those infected with the virus couldn't have any8 . so we spent a lot of time with them. One patient, in his mid-50s, stuck with me. He was so9 . and just wanted to see his family.
Fear can10 if you let your mind run, thinking, "Oh God, what if I get this?" There is no way to prepare for this. I have definitely been rough,11 my family. Billy, my child, has a heart of gold. He sent me this text recently:" 'I'm very12 of you. You are the best mother that I could ever ask for honestly. Yes, I miss you and there are times that 1 wished I could hug you and13 you that you're doing great. I believe you14 your heart to do great things like that for people.”
I know I'm making a difference, providing this treatment and giving the patients a chance to live a15 life.
