Name: Ellen Applauds Selfless Nurse Working on NYC Frontlines
Uploaded: 2020-07-03T07:49:10.000Z
Duration: 9 min
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Nurses are our heroes, and their dedication to keeping us safe

Our next guest is an ER nurse from Florida

who quit her job to go work on the frontlines in New York

you have such a big heart and you are so genuine and so kind.

I'm just so appreciative of you having me here.

I'm so glad that I get to talk to somebody who is a real hero.

and millions of nurses and doctors, everyone on the front.

Right now I am in my hotel room, which is pretty much where

I've been either in this room or in a hospital

I remember my first time going to New York.

And it was so intimidating because it's just

I mean, obviously, you're in a different situation

which is incredible that you left your job

different than any vacation that I would ever

It really has just been overwhelming on the response

to show up and go in and out of a hospital.

And instead, it's just going out onto the streets.

The people that will just thank us for being here.

Honestly, New York City's just opened their hearts to us.

There's just a lot of positivity, encouragement,

just a lot of love and appreciation for us being here.

and being an ER nurse at another hospital

to go and help out New York, because it is obviously

You have two kids, 14 and 17, is that right?

I mean, that's a big thing to take a chance and do this.

I think what it came down to was watching the numbers every day

and seeing what was going on here, thousands of people

dying every day, and then to consider, if this were me

It was really just me coming and helping health care workers

and helping people that were suffering and dying.

When was the last time you saw your kids?

The last time I saw them-- it's been over a month

Honestly, it's mostly been just cooking breakfast for them

That's a very special time for me and my children.

Honestly, it just comes down to the day in and day out.

I miss just everyday knowing what's going on in their life.

So I'm looking forward to getting home and cooking them

I mean, really, it's unbelievable what you did.

You're going to work and then you come home.

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Ellen Applauds Selfless Nurse Working on NYC Frontlines

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