Celia Yap-Banago dedicated much of her life to her patients. But she died of coronavirus shortly before her 40th anniversary at the hospital. Now, her colleagues and nurses' union hope her death will raise awareness about personal protective equipment.
For the majority of her 69 years, Celia Yap-Banago dedicated her life to her patients, carrying out her nursing duties.
But just weeks before she was set to celebrate her 40th anniversary at the hospital, the tables turned as she became the one needing care after contracting the coronavirus. Yap-Banago died on April 21 at age 69, her son told CNN. Tuesday would have marked her 40th anniversary at the hospital. Now, her colleagues, and the nurses' union she was a member of, hope her death will raise awareness about the lack of personal protective equipment.
"Nurses know the best way to honor Celia's life is to fight to #ProtectNurses and other workers on the front lines of this crisis." @RNMarkowitz https://t.co/IE2d05hHVR — NationalNursesUnited April 26, 2020 "She loved being a union nurse -- that was really important to her," one of her coworkers said during the vigil, a video of which was shared on Twitter by National Nurses United."Part of that was her expressing her concern about the safety here at the hospital.
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