I had little bandwidth to deliberate on my loss and what it meant. But I could feel abandoned, lonely and anxious.
The second wave of COVID-19 had devastated the country. It seemed to kill almost everyone who caught the virus. I was frightened and feared the worst.
His fight goes beyond the vaccine. He struggles to leave a legacy. He wants to show everybody that they must treat people with diseases like his.
I wanted to make a difference, so no one else dies from a lack of oxygen, lack of empathy, or lack of timely healthcare.
I left everything behind and potentially exposed myself to the virus to bring food to those who most need it.
We looked like doctors from the movies: covered head-to-toe in protective equipment as we walked into the unknown.
There was a rumor about a pandemic from China raging in the West, but we didn't have much information.
I trained in the narrow corridors and tiny cubicle inside of the hospital.
Fighting to stay off the streets in Scandinavia during COVID-19
Protecting refugees in Kakuma through hygiene and education
The pandemic changed the way musicians live in Pakistan
Does my vaccination record mean I am free to live life as I knew it before the virus? No.