An exploration of the challenges, misery, insanity and humor on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the capable hands of a seasoned physician and writer, we hear the stories of essential workers. Black, brown and white caregivers, retail workers, nurses and physicians share their struggles to fulfill their work obligations, to balance family demands, and their efforts to survive, laugh and even thrive.
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DESCRIPTION: In this book of essays hear the voices of the essential workers who kept the US moving forward during Year 1 of the COVID-19 pandemic. Laugh, cry, and be inspired by the challenge, misery, and insanity faced by black, brown and white physicians, caregivers, nurses, and retail workers across the US. While the world was brought to its knees, they fulfilled their work obligations in hospitals, clinics, schools, group homes and stores, as well as balanced the needs of family and self. They got up each morning to face frustrated clients, patients, and families; inept managers who ignored science; and others who disrespected the careers they had committed their lives to, even considered them dispensable. At the core, these stories are about resiliency—the human spirit’s ability to negotiate dark times—essential workers staying safe and surviving, even thriving. Zink started her medical career with AIDS and now faced COVID. She struggled with a foot in two worlds: family doctor and daughter/sister. She cared for her patients and advocated for COVID positive family members living in a long-term care facility a 1000 miles away. A must read for anyone burdened and disheartened during the COVID pandemic. Zink and those she interviewed show us pathways to hope.
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Podcast interviews with Therese Zink (author)
Public Health Out Loud: with Drs. Jim McDonald & Philip Chan
Reviews
An unfiltered glimpse into the minds, struggles, failures, and joys of frontline workers who have faced Covid-19 across the world, Covid Chronicles by Dr. Therese Zink is a compassionate and eye-opening collection of real-life stories about the current moment. – – Self-Publishing Weekly
Dr Zink interweaves her own story of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on her family and herself with the personal stories of 11 different physicians, nurses, and medical assistants. She doesn’t shy away from the social and political overlays as she retells her interviewees’ stories and the ways that the pandemic has exposed the deep-rooted racism and classism that permeate the United States . . . – – review in Family Medicine Journal
The meaning of the profession is shifting with the Pandemic. The fog rises. Opportunities for stories are exploding. Thanks for capturing some stories that show the raw and real human condition. – – Pat Jonas/ Dr. Synonymous
A deep and authentic look at the pandemic through the observations and stories of an experienced and reflective family physician. This must-read will change perceptions of Covid and health care workers, and is likely to remain a classic in genuine, valid medical literature for years to come. – – Dr. Sandra Miller/ family physician & writer www.skepticalword.com
The author reading at the Live Literati event held at the East Greenwich Hotel, June 2021
Photo provided by: Guy Natelli