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Weve got health care heroes who for 17 months have been at the bedside responding to this crisis. they are exhausted physically, mentally, and we have lost nurses from the bedside as a result. as hospitals are responding to the surge, as they are putting beds into areas of their buildings, in their conference rooms, in their cafeterias, they still need to have the staff who can be at the bedside, our nurses, or respiratory therapists. that remains a critical challenge. >> mary, i know you dont l...

There but for the grace. what makes them so different than you? than the people in your life? he is just resting, by the way. if you just joined us right now, he did a lot with his pt, today, his wife says and he is tuckered out. think about what an illness can do to you, that you know you are going to be live on national television, and youre still knocked out. thats how bad this virus can be. they werent vaccinated. they had questions. they werent sure. she got the vaccine. she had ten days to...

Thats how bad this virus can be. they werent vaccinated. they had questions. they werent sure. she got the vaccine. she had 10 days tough but now shes by his bedside and hes 22 days in. we need more leaders in this country that give that message to you. that tell you the realities, especially in the party of trump. because as we just showed you, 3 out of 10 of the people, 37% of people who are unvaccinated are white republicans. mitch mcconnell. credit where credit is due. he did the right thing...

Ill covid-19 patients and family visits lowered it by 30%. this is an icu doctor at vanderbilt. >> families are not a luxury in care and theyre not an accessory. they are absolutely part of the treatment plan. part of our prescription for healing needs to be family at bedside. >> this 20-year-old covid-19 patient was in the icu in it april. his mom dianne not allowed inside his room. >> i had no way to communicate my needs. >> looking back on it, i dont know how i got through the day to day of s...

The story. >> as hospitals reopen to visitors again, a hodgepodge of visit teenage policies is causing confusion and frustration. >> they say you can go in there safely, why cant i. and i had to say i dont have an explanation. i dont know. doctors are hearing how family visits impact the health of patients. family visits lowered risks by about 30%. >> families are not a luxury in care and theyre not an accessory. theyre absolutely part of the treatment plan. part of our prescription for healing ...

Insecurities and anxieties about what was going to happen in the economy and who was best to deal with it. >> obama will end this day thousands of miles and many hours away in hawaii at the bedside of the very sick grandmother who raised him. >> i was on the press plane when he went back to see his grandmother. he knew that she was sick and it was, you know, sort of an unexpected detour off the campaign trail in the final weeks, and he was very, very introspective. i remember him being particula...

To make sure that all the moms and wives were at walter reed and now were just making sure everybody is together. so the other day we actually flew a mom and sister to the bedside of a 22-year-old service member who was passing away from cancer and they had a day together. the service member found out that the family was coming and she held on and, you know, even just a few minutes but in this case they had almost a whole day and thats just what we do. lukes wings is there to provide that transp...

Confusion in patients and found family visits lower the risk by 30%. >> families are not a luxury in care and theyre not an accessory. they are absolutely part of the treatment plan. part of our prescription for heeling, family at bedside. >> reporter: 20-year-old covid patient daniel was in the hospital in april. >> i had no way to communicate my needs. >> looking back, i dont know how i got through the day-to-day of sitting and watching. >> reporter: she could stand outside his room but only f...

Princess Diana had photos of Charles on her bedside before she met him Princess Diana had always daydreamt about marrying Prince Charles, long before she even met him.  The late Princess of Wales had fantasized about marrying Prince Charles as teenager and had a massive crush on him, before the two actually met, it was revealed in a new ITV film.  The  shocking claims were made in the film that showed rare archive footage from the life of the late People’s Princess. Princess Dianas cousi...

That was very moving. thank you for your messages on twitter. families are suffering and we are past crisis point. myself and colleagues are barely hanging on. so says she was in hospital during the pandemic, not covid related, but she says staff regularly fainted at the bedside, many were miserable, exhausted or leaving. it affects care. the will is there, but the bodies and minds are weak with the burden. deborah says she works with the police and there are also burnt out. ive seen many office...