Baptist Health Floyd COVID-19 memorial leaves health care workers emotional Share Updated: 7:21 PM EST Jan 27, 2021 Share Updated: 7:21 PM EST Jan 27, 2021
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Show Transcript WE HAVE REALLY HAD TO DO THINGS WE NEVER THOUGHT WE WOULD EXPERIENCE IN OUR LIFETIME. REPORTER: TO SAY IT’S BEEN A DIFFICULT YEAR FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS WOULD BE AN UNDERSTATEMENT. WEDNESDAY, NURSES, PHYSICIANS, AND OTHER STAFF GATHERED IN THE LOBBY AT BAPTIST HEALTH FLOYD TO REFLECT ON THE PAST YEAR BATTLING COVID-19. THERE IS A LOT OF PRIDE IN WHAT THEY DOING BUT THERE IS ALSO A LOT OF SADNESS BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY HAVE SEEN. REPORTER: THE CEREMONY IS MEANT TO HONOR CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS, THOSE WHO SURVIVED, AND THOSE WHO DIDN’T. SOME TOLD STORIES ABOUT SITTING WITH FAMILY MEMBERS WHO COULDN’T BE WITH THEIR LOVED ONES DURING FINAL MOMENTS. FROM THERE SHE WATCHED AND LISTENED ELECTRONICALLY AS HER MOTHER PASSED FROM THIS LIFE TO THE NEXT. AND HOW SHE WE