Opinion: You are waiting for the surge
The death toll from the march of Covid-19 through New York City soars past 10,000. You track the wave of patients requiring life support in Boston. Rhode Island — your state, your community, your hospital — is described as being caught between these two hot spots. Models predict you’ll be overrun with cases in a week or two. For now, you’re waiting for the surge.
During your last shift in the emergency department, almost everyone in your pod was infected with the virus that causes Covid-19. To try to function at your best, you improvise strategies for working safely with this deadly virus while keeping an arm’s length from the ever-present anxiety. One of them is adopting a second-person point of view. “You” provides six-foot separation from fragile emotional spaces. “You” gives you space to hear yourself while speaking directly to others; it’s a personal and a community voice.
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