A Massachusetts emergency room nurse is bringing a dose of happiness to the bedsides of coronavirus patients who are unable to see their families during a no-visitor policy meant to protect against the disease's spread.
“I was the last one to spend time with her and, while that’s a truth that many of us are facing all over the country in every hospital, it just really touched me and I was feeling the weight of the situation,” Barbieri said.
“After we started talking, I found out that his father was in our ICU and I offered to bring in pictures of his family,” Barbieri said.
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