My friend, Janeen, just completed 21 of 21 days… Please read…

From a nurse friend on the front lines:

“Day 21 of 21!!!!

Initial assignment was for 21 consecutive days of 12 hour shifts. When I first started in the ICU here the patients were very sick and dying. What you’ve seen on the news is true and accurate. NYC was the hardest hit with over 172,000 confirmed cases and over 13,000 deaths. Refrigerated trucks outside of the hospital for make shift morgues. Still a lot of very ill patients on my unit- almost all Covid + and on ventilators. But there has been a positive shift. The number of Covid hospital admissions and deaths is decreasing here in NYC. One of the make shift ICU units at the hospital I’m working at has closed!! Successful extubations and transfers to the medical floors. Staff use their personal cell phones to FaceTime families for a visit- even for our sedated and intubated patients. My 21 day assignment is complete after today but I have opted to stay longer and help. Still work to be done. I will get 2 days off to rest and go explore the city with several new friends who have also decided to stay! But then it’s back to business. I have cared for several different patients in the last few weeks but one patient I have cared for every day is slowly improving. He was on 4 medication drips and critically ill when I started caring for him and now is only on 1. We trialed him on cpap yesterday. I am hopeful before I leave he is extubated and awake so I can shake his hand and watch him go home healthy. This has been an incredible journey and I am so grateful to be a part of it, to have helped and made a difference, to make new friends and be a part of this incredibly talented team of healthcare workers from all over the country, and to share this experience with all of you. I can’t thank you all enough for the support” ❤️
#I❤️NY
#pandemicjourney

My dear friends 11th day on the front lines in New York City. She Kansas for NYC to help them out at the their battle zone. 

My RN friend’s 11th day on the #FrontLines #COVID19 #NYC

“Day 11 was a rough day. We are bused to the hospital and leave our hotel at 0640. We get back to our hotel between 8 and 8:30 at night and have to decontaminate and shower before we are allowed to leave our rooms. Yesterday no breaks. We walked in the ICU a little after 0700 yesterday morning and started coding our first patient. 4 of our 12 patients just on my unit coded and died yesterday. The youngest was in her 40’s and the oldest was 83. I think about who they were a few months ago before falling ill- someone’s mother, father, spouse, sibling, co-worker- all of who can not be by their sides as they fight this. Again overhead paging all day for RT and anesthesia and code blues. I knew this would be difficult. Please heed the warnings. This virus does not discriminate. I am doing well, staying focused, trying to stay positive and find the good- yesterday 16 Covid+ patients recovered and were discharged home from the hospital I’m working at 💞. I have made some great friends here in NY and from all over the country and we are a great support system for each other but hearing from you all through texts, FB messages and calls means so much. Thank you and keep sending prayers and good vibes from home 💞 “

Please read… #StaySafe

I know this nurse who wrote what I will add in quotes below. She is truly awesome and quite smart,a beautiful woman inside and out. She epitomizes professionalism. We had some nursing classes together, and we both worked at SHRC in different areas. Hers was cardiac and ICU (plus she has other experience with a surgical hospital and a lot more), mine was PICC lines, hard IV’s, chemotherapy, cardiac, trauma, blood transfusions and more – many outpatient infusion therapy plus more, peds, etc. Ultimately, she became a nurse practitioner. I know her siblings. She is from Ellsworth County. I know her children and her grands. This woman speaks volumes without saying one single word. If I needed a nurse, she is the one I would choose. She chose, along with other nurses, to go to the front lines, and help New York City. Below is her update. I’m not using her name as I don’t know if she wants this out to others and I respect her choice, whatever it is, as she is so busy I’m not going to ask her if I can use her name as that will take away precious time, and she needs her time – for her patients and for herself. Many know her. I just want you to know what ONE SINGLE NURSE is doing, what’s happening, and to please pray for her and the others fighting this pandemic. Please pray. Thank you.

I just finished reading this book by Lacey London – the first book in her Clara series.

From the author found on Amazon:

“The fantastic first book in the bestselling Clara series by Lacey London.

The Clara series takes us on a journey through the minefields of dating, wedding-day nerves, motherhood, Barbados, America, Mykonos and beyond.

It all starts with an unfortunate first meeting…

Being young, free and single, Clara Andrews thought she had it all.

A fabulous job in the fashion industry, a buzzing social life and the world’s greatest best friends are all that her heart desires. But when a chance meeting introduces her to Oliver, a devastatingly handsome American designer, Clara has her head turned.

Trying to keep the focus on her work, Clara finds her heart stolen by lavish restaurants and luxury hotels.

As things get flirty, Clara reminds herself that office relationships are against the rules. So, when a sudden memory of an evening out leads her to a gorgeous barman, she decides to see where it goes.

Clara soon finds out that dating two men isn’t as easy as it seems.

Will she be able to play the field without getting played herself?

Join Clara as she finds herself landing in and out of trouble, reaffirming friendships, discovering truths and uncovering secrets.

It’s time to Meet Clara Andrews… your new best friend.”

My review:

I loved this almost perfectly written book and such a rom-com it is, indeed. The book is more a novelette in length, and a pure delight to read. Romance, shenanigans, misunderstandings, and some wine or champagne tossed together in a charming locale with some of the finer things life has to offer thrown in for good measure and you will love this FIVE star read yourself! Thank you Lacey!