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Collected Item: “Effects of PPE”

Give your story a title.

Effects of PPE

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

photograph

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

This photo is an important reflection of what healthcare providers have had to endure and the lasting physical and mental toll the pandemic has taken. It was taken after a 12 hour shift of wearing PPE non-stop.

Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?

#PPE, #nurse, #california, #ICU

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Sandra Thiessen

Give this story a date.

2020
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