Wife shows sacrifice of frontliners with photos of nurse husband after a day's duty

Frontliners make a lot of sacrifices to care for their patients amid the coronavirus pandemic—they risk their own health and their work takes a physical toll on their bodies.

Their families and loved ones see the marks left on them after each day of duty, but the wife of one nurse decided to show the public what her husband looks like when he comes home.

Glenn Domoguen, a nurse at a COVID-19 ward at a public hospital in Manila, has lines on his face from wearing a mask the whole day. His hands have also gone wrinkly from wearing personal protective equipment.

"Limang oras lang ang tulog, papasok na naman. 12-16 oras na pawisan sa loob ng mainit na PPEs… Delayed SRA, tiis na lang alang-alang sa may mga sakit," said his wife Che.

["Only five hours of sleep, have to work again the next day. 12-16 hours sweaty inside the hot PPEs... Delayed SRA, just enduring it for the sake of the sick."]

According to Che, Glenn also holds an IT degree but he chose to serve as a frontliner because he knows that nurses like him are needed amid the pandemic.

She said they have only one room at home, so Glenn sleeps in the living room and doesn't eat with his family to reduce the risk of possible exposure to the virus.

"Ang pinagdadaanan ngayon ng lahat ng frontliners ay isang napakahirap na sakripisyo na kailangan naming gampanan upang maisagawa ang aming tungkulin sa aming mga pasyente," Glenn said.

"Hindi kakayanin ng aking konsensya na iwan sila sa gitna ng kahirapan at ganoon din sa mga kasamahan ko sa hospital," he added.

["What all frontliners experience today is a difficult sacrifice that we must do to fulfill our duties to our patients. My conscience could not stand to leave them amid their suffering, and the same is true for my colleagues at the hospital."]

—MGP, GMA News