A hospital chaplain captures the trauma of COVID-19 in his "Pandemic Diary" Social Views
A hospital chaplain captures the trauma of COVID-19 in his “Pandemic Diary” | Social Views
Updated: Dec. 29, 2021, 1:41 p.m. | Published: Dec. 29, 2021, 1:41 p.m.
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By Joyce M. Davis | jdavis@pennlive.com
The man’s wife and daughter were in West Shore hospital, and they weren’t doing well. He went to the chapel and asked the Rev. Nathaniel Gadsden, to pray, hard…The man’s story is similar to that of thousands of people in Pennsylvania and throughout the nation. Like politics, COVID-19 has divided families, with some doing all they can to protect their loved ones; while others focus on protecting their personal freedom.
The man at the West Shore Hospital was on the opposite side of the debate with his wife. He had decided to get vaccinated. His wife rejected it…The young woman ended up siding with her mother, and they both wound up facing death at the West Shore Hospital.
As a hospital chaplain who trains others in this front-line work, Rev. Gadsden knows his role…
“Every day, we see the stories, the true stories” of this pandemic, Rev. Gadsden said. He shakes his head at the “debaters;” the people who don’t believe COVID-19 kills, until they show up in the emergency room or the family asking the chaplain to pray. Like the man’s wife, many express regret, wishing they had only listened to the doctors.
Gadsden’s “Pandemic Diary” documents the tragedies unfolding each day in our hospitals. It serves as both a testament to our times and as a warning for those who will listen, before they need to call in the chaplain to pray.
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