Voices of the pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has forced all of us to reconsider the most basic elements of how we live and move around. It's tested us in ways we are only beginning to understand, and it's taught us things about ourselves we might not have expected. In this series, we'll hear from those at the front lines fighting this disease, as well as the many people impacted by the crisis in so many ways. And we want to hear your story. What have you learned? What decisions have you faced? How are you thinking differently about your future? Most of all, how are you surviving?
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This Tacoma doctor marks his days in PPE and poetry
Voices of the Pandemic features people in the Seattle area who are on the frontlines of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Denial is ‘the most dangerous thing of all’ when facing a virus
Voices of the Pandemic features people in the Seattle area who are on the frontlines of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Pacific Northwest Ballet dancer Amanda Morgan says the pandemic is devastating...and an opportunity to make dance more accessible.
Voices of the pandemic features people in the Seattle area coping with the coronavirus outbreak.
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I had Covid-19. My body shook, 'discharging the collective terror' of us all
Penelope Bell is a Seattle-area resident and a leadership coach for entrepreneurs. At 60, she’s also a survivor of Covid-19. The following is a transcript of portions of a video Bell recorded about her experience falling ill and recovering. It’s been edited down with permission.
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I am the nurse manager on the Covid ICU. We have the sad stories, and those who have beaten this
Amy Haverland is the nurse manager on the Covid intensive care unit at UW Medical Center. She shared what it was like to have her home base turned into the place for the sickest of the sick with coronavirus.
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Working at a Seattle grocery store amid a pandemic
Ever since he was a kid, Sam Dancy thought working in a grocery store would be fun. He followed that dream and has been in the industry for three decades. The 61 year old works at the Westwood Village QFC. Dancy says the pandemic has changed his work. The days are hectic and they go fast. It has also created new challenges and work norms.
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Every day I thank God I've got these boys that take good care of me
Tom Paulson used to write about infectious diseases for the Seattle P.I. As the coronavirus pandemic spread, he started to worry about his 93 year old mother, Connie Wagoner. Then, two staff members in her retirement home tested positive for COVID-19. So he hatched a plan to get her out of town.
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I provide spiritual care at a Seattle hospital. Here's what that means during the coronavirus pandemic
Elyse Fairweather is a spiritual care provider at University of Washington Medical Center. Part of her job is to provide end of life support and help guide people through some of their toughest times. Before the outbreak, her role often involved being a calming presence in the room. Now, that’s all changed.
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Covid-19, tuberculosis, meningitis — it's all business as usual for this nurse of 50 years
Voices of the Pandemic features people in the Seattle area who are on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak.
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It takes a lot of people to keep a hospital running
Voices of the pandemic features people in the Seattle area who are on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak.
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The grief is crushing this Seattle pastor. And so she lights a candle every day
Plymouth Church, in downtown Seattle, isn’t holding services in person. But it’s more than church services that are affected by social distancing. As an older congregation, its members are especially vulnerable by the coronavirus. The church’s lead pastor, Dr. Reverend Kelle Brown says the pandemic has challenged how she sees herself and her job.
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This Washington tribe has zero coronavirus cases. They plan to keep it that way
"If we were to lose a handful of those people, it would just be devastating."