“It’s been emotional and difficult when families are not able to come in,” says Greidys. “They’re worried about their family members. Sometimes we cry together over the phone.”
Greidys works in the Covid-19 unit at the hospital and she says each day has been a learning process as procedures and rules constantly evolve. She explained how those working with Covid-19 patients enter and exit through different doors and go through a lengthy process of suiting up and disinfecting when coming in and out.
Born in Cuba, Greidys met her husband Ashif in 1995. She moved to Vancouver when they got married two years later. She now attends Fraser Valley Jamatkhana.
She adds that the pandemic has affected her and her colleagues in other ways as well. “Everybody comes to work with anxiety. There’s no doubt,” she says.
Asked if she has a message for the Jamat, Greidys implores everyone to follow the directions of healthcare professionals. Stay home, wash your hands, and if your family is going grocery shopping: “Designate one person. It’s better to expose one person than two.”
She adds one more message: “I know Jamatkhana is closed, but we can pray together as families. It’s important to do that.”
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Healthcare Hero - Greidys Padamshi
Working as a registered nurse at Richmond Hospital in British Columbia, Greidys Padamshi says one of the hardest things she and her colleagues have had to do during the Covid-19 pandemic is enforce quarantines.
