COVID-19 cases.“This pandemic has become very challenging and taxing,” said Eram Chhogala, an emergency trauma services registered nurse.Chhogala has seen first-hand the devastation caused by COVID-19.“When (patients are) incredibly short of breath and I think that’s the hardest thing to see,” said Chhogala.
Mentoring for Success program helping Durham youth fill the gap She’s been a registered nurse for six years and works at two Toronto hospitals.“We’re kind of like the middle man in a battlefield trying to do what we can relay messages, using iPads for FaceTime, communicating through the phone, to let them know how their loved one is,” said Chhogala.All of this, day after day, has taken a toll on the 36-year-old’s mental and emotional.