A Small Glimpse of a Nursing Home Employee’s Life
Mineral Daily News-Tribune
(EDITOR’S NOTE: As the number of positive cases skyrockets at Keyser’s Piney Valley Nursing Home, an employee there wrote this piece to help the public better understand how they struggle every day to continue to give their residents the best care possible amidst the relentless pandemic. What follows are entirely her words.)
By Kendra Keplinger
We wake up, stumbling to our morning rituals and hoping our nightmares haven’t come true. Staring in the mirror while brushing our teeth, a weary expression glances back at us. Wrinkles darken underneath the eyes. Our noses red with minor abrasions from two layers of masks. A thin red line runs across our foreheads from the safety goggles.