Albert Goclowski Story
“Every morning my routine runs like a freight train. At home (my wife, nephew, and myself) care for my 78 year old nonambilatory father. I awaken. Check dad's temperature, check his sugar, empty his foley drainage bag, refill his drink cup. Then note all of the above on an input/output sheet. Then I'm off to work as a custodian at a state psychiatric hospital during this pandemic. Nothing unique there, but you only see the beginning. I was run over by an oil truck at age six. Not dead, can't quit has been my life since 1978. If there is a mountain in front of you, go over it, around it, or straight through it. That's NDCQ. That's the only mindset to prevent the woe that is my downward spiral.
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My personal target is simple. I will continue to disinfect my inpatient ward while doing backflips to keep from bringing this home. Nobody at home has seen me in the house without a mask since February. I eat and sleep in isolation as a precaution for those I love, because I'm not dead, and damn sure won't quit!”