(Update: Adding video, comments from nurse, Oregon Nurses Association) A year ago, every day, I went into work and . we thought we could catch something that’s going to kill us
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) At the start of the pandemic, health care workers were honored and recognized for the working on the frontlines in an unprecedented situation.
Now, more than a year later, the constant stress outweighs the public praise.
Tiffany Simmons is a registered nurse at St. Charles Bend and a member of the Oregon Nurses Association. I think what I ve seen is people wanting to just do something different,” Simmons said.
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Show Transcript IT’S BEEN A YEAR SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND AS OF TODAY MORE THAN 9,600 PEOPLE IN THIS STATE HAVE PAID THE ULTIMATE PRICE OF THE PANDEMIC. I THINK THAT THE FOCUS AS IT SHOULD BE SHOULD BE ON THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS THAT ARE TAKING CARE OF OUR FAMILIES THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THIS BUT THEN WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE PASSED AWAY THIS YEAR, THAT’S WHERE WE COME INTO PLAY. LOUISIANA’S LAST RESPONDERS ARE ON THE FRONT LINES OF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC AND FOR THE FIRST TIME TONIGHT, WE SHARE THE STORIES OF THE PEOPLE WHOSE WORK STARTS WHEN THE LIFE ENDS WDSU’S JENNIFER CROCKETT JOINS US LIVE FROM LAKE LAWN METAIRIE CEMETERY, JEN. THESE ARE STORIES THAT YOU HAVE NOT HEARD BEFORE FROM PEOPLE WHO DON’T
A 40-year-old Fort Myers woman was arrested for pepper-spraying children in a vehicle. The incident occurred on Friday when Tiffany Simmons was given a ride to her vehicle by her daughter, according to an arrest report from the Fort Myers Police Department. Police say Simmons got into an argument with someone in the vehicle and […]
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Above, Pandemic Baby Playdate, by artist Mary Becker. It will be part of Boxheart Gallery’s 20th anniversary exhibit.
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Despite a year in which more people likely saw its exhibits online than in-person, Boxheart Gallery in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood is forging ahead with plans for its 20th anniversary in the new year.
“We think that artists are extremely important, especially during these changing times,” said gallery owner Nicole Capozzi.
Following the spring pandemic business closures, Boxheart reopened to the public this past June, offering scheduled in-person visits and also virtual 3-D tours that art lovers could enjoy from home.