Young nurse Allison Denica Thomas baulked at working in the coronavirus transition unit at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) but months after she has been stationed there she finds motivation in reporting for duty every day because as she puts it, “the world needs help”.
Knowing, “you can go out and help somebody else that gives you motivation,” she said about being an essential worker. And while some days she may waver, knowing that she is needed and not wanting to be selfish because there are colleagues who also depend on her, she turns up for work. If she does not show, she knows that one of her colleagues would have to fill in. She does not think that is fair.
“And it is better than being at home doing nothing. You know, right now some people don’t have their job and I still consider myself as being fortunate. You are learning something new every day and you are recognized, more now because of this pandemic and you are contributing to the world being better,” she said.