McSWEENEY'S INTERNET TENDENCY'S PATREON
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Flattened by the Curve
America’s healthcare workers are shouldering tremendous responsibility as they respond to an unprecedented public health crisis. Patients’ needs are overwhelming, and simple daily decisions are death-defying. Amid this, we know that medical workers are seeing and experiencing things that we all should know and remember. And we know that if we wait until this catastrophe is behind us to record it all, the precise pain and strangeness of now will be hard to conjure up again. Afterward it will look different, so we’re giving a platform for healthcare professionals to speak here and now.
If you are a healthcare worker, and you’d like to take part, please see the submission guidelines.
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July 31, 2020I Can’t Sleep
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July 29, 2020Thank You for Being Here
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July 27, 2020Deep Breathing
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July 24, 2020My Dog Tags
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July 22, 2020The Weight of Waiting
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July 20, 2020My Week of Rest and Relaxation
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July 17, 2020Pixels of Empathy
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July 15, 2020When I See You Without A Mask
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July 13, 2020This is a Hard Time for Everyone
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July 10, 2020The Instinct to Help
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July 8, 2020COVID Diaries: A Medical Student Coming of Age
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July 6, 2020The Dog Whisperer of the ICU
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