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WotD: Uphill battle
No one said this fight against COVID-19 was going to be easy.
Well, some people did say that, but we don’t listen to them anymore.
Ladies, gentlemen and those of no specific gender, we are fighting an uphill battle.
It’s a daunting challenge, and it’s not going to get easier as we go forward – not for a while, anyway.
When you fight an uphill battle, you face a daunting challenge that becomes more difficult the further ahead you go.
Even though it may seem safe on the streets or in your home, there is a raging battle in hospitals worldwide as I write this.
Medical staff are waging all-out war on an enemy they cannot see without the supplies they need to wage it.
They are reusing masks, self-isolating themselves from their families, or not going to the bathroom for an entire shift because it’s too hard to take off their plastic armour.
They are waging an uphill battle every minute of every hour of every day, and you know what?
They continue to climb.
Their faces wear the marks of masks and goggles worn for 12 hours straight.
Their eyes tell the story of the untold suffering they’ve seen.
The lines on their faces show the cost of witnessing valiant but unsuccessful battles by patients who succumbed to the ravages of COVID-19 and died alone without their families around them.
That is the uphill battle mothers, fathers, sons, and daughters who work in the medical field fight every day in hospitals around the globe.
We mustn’t forget their non-medical support staff who clean the floors, do the paperwork, gather suppliers, and perform countless other tasks in this coronavirus battle.
It may be an uphill battle, but we will win.
Sooner or later, we will win.
Stay home, stay positive and above all else, wash your hands.
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