Sara2021-06-072021-06-072020-10-07https://hdl.handle.net/10929/70915In this essay, Participant 17 shares their experience working in a hospital as a patient care technician. The participant shares sadness and painful experiences of witnessing the loss of many lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. They describe concerns about the stress and terror faced when going to work, and the difficult experience of discussing end of life decisions with family. However, the writer ends the essay with a message of hope. The participant states that everyone at work has grown stronger through this shared experience in this hospital. They write that they have become more appreciative of life and learned to support one another through this tough process.-PDFen-USThis Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for non-commercial uses. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder: New Jersey YMCA State AllianceSecondary Suffering and TraumaNoteworthy Quotes for Report or PresentationResiliencePositive OutlookUnpredictabilityOlder PersonsClinical CareCOVID-19 Health BehaviorsCOVID-19 PandemicSomerset Co. (N.J.)New JerseyWritten (essay)New Jersey YMCA State Alliance