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    Inspiring True Stories of Everyday Heroes: From the Frontlines of #COVID-19
    Inspiring True Stories of Everyday Heroes: From the Frontlines of #COVID-19
    Inspiring True Stories of Everyday Heroes: From the Frontlines of #COVID-19
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    Inspiring True Stories of Everyday Heroes: From the Frontlines of #COVID-19

    By The Unapologetic Voice House, Emmy Li, Maureen Cavanaugh and

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    Put yourself in the shoes of doctors, nurses and flight attendants with Inspiring True Stories of Everyday Heroes: From the Frontlines of #COVID-19. These stories were collected to give essential workers a place to share their experiences. In this book you will know what it felt like to go to work dressed in head-to-toe Personal Protective Equipment without knowing if the virus will take or spare the lives of patients. You'll sense the anxiety about having to leave your family behind to fulfill your duty as a nurse. You'll feel the pride of landing your dream job as a flight attendant only to experience a global pandemic months later. You'll also feel the heartbreak of losing a family member to COVID while other family members survived it all while working as a nurse treating COVID patients. 
    These authors are real life heroes and they don't wear capes. They are our neighbors, loved ones and friends. 
    The Unapologetic Voice House compiled and published this anthology book. The Unapologetic Voice House is an independent publishing house on a mission to launch strong female voices and stories into the world.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThe Unapologetic Voice House LLC
    Release dateFeb 23, 2021
    ISBN9781735974897
    Inspiring True Stories of Everyday Heroes: From the Frontlines of #COVID-19
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    The Unapologetic Voice House

    This book was compiled and published by The Unapologetic Voice House. We are an independent publishing house on a mission to launch strong female characters and voices out into the world. This labor of love is the first of many anthologies. Thank you for reading.

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      Inspiring True Stories of Everyday Heroes - The Unapologetic Voice House

      Inspiring True Stories of Everyday Heroes

      From the Frontlines of #COVID-19

      © The Unapologetic Voice. All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, scanning, or other— except for brief quotations in critical reviews or articles, without the prior written permission of the publisher. 

      Cover Design: Ronda Taylor, heartworkcreative.com

      ISBN: 978-1-7359748-8-0

      E-Book ISBN: 978-1-7359748-9-7

      Published by: The Unapologetic Voice House

      www.theunapologeticvoicehouse.com

      This book is dedicated to every essential worker and frontline hero who worked and continues to work through COVID-19.

      Introduction

      This book started as a passion project of mine. It was exactly 30 days before my wedding when an executive order for the entire state of Arizona came down that prohibited gatherings of more than 10 people.

      After talking with our wedding coordinator and securing a new date in eight months, I sent out an email to our 150 guests with brand new information.

      Millions of soon-to-be-brides had to send an email out like that.

      Our situation wasn’t unique by any means. I mean, besides the fact that the love of my life has lung issues and is missing his spleen. COVID took that original wedding date from me, which in the big scheme of things isn’t really anything. Still, it created some sadness and grief.

      And being the CEO of The Unapologetic Voice House, I felt the calling to turn my sadness into something positive.

      Within a few days of Arizona receiving the next executive order to stay at home, I decided to create this anthology book giving essential workers and frontline heroes the space to share their stories.

      We’ve all seen images of nurses and doctors on Instagram pleading with us to wear our masks.

      The lines of their PPE is so deeply embedded on their face.

      They are mentally, physically and emotionally exhausted. They are scared and at their breaking point.

      Meanwhile, we haven’t seen our newborn baby nieces or nephews, our elderly parents, extended family, friends, teachers or colleagues for months.

      We became homeschool teachers. Unemployed. Experts at online meetings. Confused.

      And yet through it all, our gratitude to those who continue to support and serve is immense. There are so many stories from frontline heroes in your community.

      Here are just a few.

      Thank you for giving these heroes your time and energy.

      Sincerely,

      Carrie Severson

      CEO

      The Unapologetic Voice House

      My Journey of Hope

      Cyndi Searles

      She was turning 103 years-old, but her family could not be there with her. The staff and employees were all wearing masks, and gowns, and face shields, and gloves. She was sitting at a table alone, eating a cupcake, when I walked into this new, uncertain way of working as a nurse during the COVID-19 pandemic. This was my first experience in the New Jersey facility where I had voluntarily gone to offer help. And I immediately wondered what I had gotten myself into.

      The residents were not allowed to interact with one another, in fact, they were required to stay in their rooms. Which meant that most of them were left in their beds because they were not able to walk on their own. The dining hall that once was bustling with activity, now sat empty. The hallways which were normally filled with people walking and in wheelchairs, and where voices and conversations could be heard, were now silent. Where once there were kind smiles, and warm touches, and time spent with each other, there was now limited touch and fear, or at least the uncertainty of catching a virus we were all unsure of.

      It seemed that our entire world had changed overnight; and as time went on, we all wondered if it would ever go back to how things were. We watched the news and became more and more fearful every day. We watched the numbers increase day by day, and even watched the death toll rise in a way that had not been seen before. The sound of COVID-19 put a chill down the backs of almost everyone.

      At first, I watched with the rest of the world as the number of infected people rose. I listened, trying to make sense of this new strain, and wondered what would become of it. I continued to work at my clinic in Arizona as we made changes to reflect the current situation. Even with all the changes and uncertainty, I was still thankful that I had a job after so many others had been laid off or asked to quit working. I watched as things became increasingly difficult in New York and New Jersey where there were so many people suffering and the death numbers kept rising. Then one day, I heard the call for help, the continued call for nurses, doctors, and other health care workers to help out in this time of crisis.

      And then I thought, What if I went to help? What if I left my comfort zone? What if I did this totally crazy thing? I began to see how I could be useful, and I began to envision myself there, and I began to feel that it was my calling. And so, despite my fear and my anxiety and worry of what could happen, I answered the call to leave my husband and three kids in Arizona and go to New Jersey alone to help those on the front lines fighting some unknown enemy

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