How do I even begin? This story hits close to home because someone I know is risking her life everyday while working on the front line in the medical care industry. She is my mother, a CT-tech working in a local hospital located in Chicago. My mother is one of the most selfless people I know. She spent most of her life caring for others and making sure the people around her have what they need. This is why the story of Sylvia Leroy, a labor and delivery nurse who is described as caring and compassionate, resonated with me. Just like my mother, Sylvia is one of the millions of medical workers who are working throughout the COVID-19 pandemic while putting their lives at risk.  [ Read on LinkedIn ] ...

As the coronavirus spike in numbers, businesses shut down their day to day activities and encourage employees to work at home. However, working from home is not idealistic for everyone. For medical and health professionals, hospitality and service workers, business resumes as usual. Well, sort of. A close acquaintance who works in radiology at a local hospital explained that she must go to work. The hospital is one place that is booming in business during this time of global constraint. She feels that every time she’s at work, she’s at risk of being exposed to the coronavirus. [ Read on LinkedIn ]...