Article: published by the American Academy of Emergency Medicine

One Month

April 2020

February 29, 2020
Happy Leap Day! Sitting in my backyard, listening to the birds and the wind chimes, pushing aside my ever-growing concerns about COVID-19. I checked my old journals but apparently didn’t write anything on the last leap day. Makes sense – 4 years ago I was in the midst of my intern year of my EM residency. But now, I’m more than halfway through my EMS fellowship, casually house hunting, and chats with my hubby have recently revolved around starting a family.

March 1, 2020
About to head into a nightshift. One of several emails today noted that our N95 masks are now under lock and key behind the nursing station. So many sick people. Washing my hands a lot. Hoping to not get sick…