Right now there is a Black woman in Houston that has spent the last 5 years in an abusive relationship. She has been verbally, emotionally and financially abused and she finally found the courage to file for divorce. She’s finally free!! Sounds great right? Well, it would be except this patriarchal society has set her up to continue to be abused. Her spouse is the primary account holder on her cell phone plan. She needs her cell phone number for work.

I am tired. I’ve spent the last 8 months caring for #COVID patients. I’ve missed my family and friends. I’ve missed birthdays and my own wedding anniversary. I’ve coded nurses and doctors who worked in the same hospital as I when they contracted #coronavirus. I kept going. I believed my country needed my skills to save American lives so I dropped everything and flew to New York. I’ve worked in South Jersey, Philadelphia PA, Chester PA and now I’m back in Texas. We were making gains. The numbers were dropping. The curve was flattening.

I spend my nights busting my ass to keep Americans alive. I don’t care what color they are, how much money they make or who they voted for because life is precious. I became a nurse because I believe that life is precious. I remember my first semester in nursing school. We were all eager to get started on this new adventure. We felt like the chosen few.

A nurse died today from #COVID19 my heart breaks for her family. After dedicating herself to a career of helping people, she died alone. I think of all the lives she impacted thru healing....the patients she educated on how to live their best lives. I think about those who will never know her or her love for this profession. She loved being a nurse because she loved people. Now she’s gone. @realDonaldTrump and @jaredkushner that stockpile belongs to TAXPAYERS. It belongs to the doctors, nurses, respiratory therapist and aids

How valuable is your life? What dollar amount is adequate reimbursement for you to make the ultimate sacrifice? How about your children? Name a price. I’ll tell you how valuable our lives are to this administration and Congress. $1200 for you and $500 for your child. That’s IF you didn’t make $75k last year. This #stimulusbill is spitting in the faces of American healthcare workers. I’m not talking about doctors or nurses this time. I’m talking about the CNAs who barely make $15/h, the food service workers making $10/h and EVS workers...

I’m a critical care registered nurse. I just got off my shift where I worked 13 hours straight with no break. I didn’t even have time to use the restroom. When I got there we stood in line to get our temps checked, answer screening questions and get our assignments.

https://twitter.com/johncornyn/status/1241889311294918657

We usually only take 2 patients because our patients are the sickest and are fighting for their lives. Last night I had to take 3 very ill patients because my co workers were assigned patients diagnosed with #COVID19. We were issued mask that don’t protect us from the virus.