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ASHLEY APPLE: You know, I
told a friend the other day

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that this was the
way I operationalized

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my COVID anxiety.

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All of this nervous
energy and not really sort

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of knowing what to expect
and what comes next,

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can be really disconcerting.

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And then taking on
a project like this

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that takes a lot of
work and a lot of drive

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and a lot of focus, it was
a really good way for me

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to sort of channel all of that
nervous energy to something

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that was really positive
and really meaningful.

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This was absolutely an
investment in my mental health

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and well-being.

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I'm Ashley Apple.

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I'm an ER nurse.

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I've been in ER nurse
for a long time.

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I work for Bon Secour
Mercy Health in Richmond.

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I just finished the family nurse
practitioner program at UVA.

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And I'm in the DNP program now.

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It has definitely highlighted
some of the scarier

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parts of the profession.

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But at the same time, it's
also really highlighted

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some of the amazing
parts of the profession,

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like being able to step in
and save the day in a way.

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You know, to be brave,
and to show up, and to do

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the jobs that we
were trained to do,

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and that we're really good at.

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If not for the pandemic, I don't
think any of it would be here.

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We wouldn't have had
the time to do it.

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And probably like the, you know,
the inspiration I don't think

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would have been there
as powerfully as it was.

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I had to be creative,
create several work arounds.

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Which is very similar
to ER nursing, tackling

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tough problems that you don't
always know exactly how to fix,

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but you do.

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You know, you work
with what you've got.

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And you do the
best that you can.

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And circumstances change.

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You have to be adaptable.

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I can definitely see
similarities there.

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And I can see similarities in
that I'm really proud of what

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we've created here.

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And I think being an ER
nurse for so many years,

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and especially working
during a pandemic,

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makes you really
proud for what you do.

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It makes you really
proud to be able to serve

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the public in that
way and to serve

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your community in that way.

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And I will say
that the outpouring

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of love and affection from the
public towards frontline health

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care workers has
been tremendous.

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And it's been really
valuable through all of this,

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as well as all
the accolades I've

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gotten for this chicken coop.

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I'll take it.

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I'll take all of it.

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