Because of the risks they face working on the front lines of the pandemic, Bryce and Brittanny Budimir have been living apart from their three young children since mid-March. ILNewsroom
Health care workers Brittanny and Bryce Budimir live in Kankakee, Illinois, and have three children. This photo was taken before the COVID-19 pandemic prompted them to send their children to live with their grandparents.This is part of Essential Voices, a series of interviews with people confronting COVID-19.
It definitely is anxiety-provoking. You know, I’ve heard a lot of nurses say, ‘Well, we didn’t sign up for this.’ But we did sign up for this, and that’s why we all continue to show up because we love our patients. There have been several times where, you know, if we can just get a mask and goggles on, we’ve got to go because these patients are dying very quickly. It’s been a completely new experience for us.
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