Health care workers who risked their lives to help others made second chances possible. Some said they found strength during the pandemic that they didn’t know they had.
“It took a lot of guts. It took a lot of tears,” said Magui, the UM Prince George’s Hospital Center nurse. “I’m tired emotionally, physically.”
When the pandemic struck last March, Magui was fresh out of school and overwhelmed. She nearly quit, but she knew her patients needed her. She convinced herself to keep going.
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Nurse Nicaise Magui (Credit: NBC Washington)
“I love taking care of people. I like being that person to put a smile on somebody’s face when they’re hurting,” she said.