Episode 54 - What COVID-19 is like for an ER Nurse with 42 years experience at 2nd hardest hit hospital in NYC

No matter where we turn these days, COVID-19 is impacting communities worldwide. The challenges brought by this pandemic have taken a significant toll on lives, our society, and economy. Luckily, we have heroes and frontline “soldiers” fighting to combat this coronavirus. I’m very glad we have the chance to speak with one of those ‘unsung heroes’ of today – Laura Bedell, RN.

Laura Bedell has been an ER and Critical Care Nurse in New York City for 42 years. She currently works at New York Presbyterian in Queens, now the second-hardest hit hospital in America. She is strong, thoughtful, and determined to help other people even if that means putting her life at risk. When asked why she decided to be a nurse, Laura said she “always felt like a nurse.”

In this interview, we talk about:

Laura’s story
Real-time situation in a hospital/emergency room
COVID-19 testing
Blood clotting abnormalities related to COVID-19
Some misconceptions about the virus
Healthcare workers preventive measures
Ventilators
Intubations
Vitamins
COVID-19 symptoms
Potential treatments
Acquiring treatments
Empowering yourself

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Marcia

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May 20, 2020 at 1:48 AM

1)The BiPap mask is NOT an oxygen mask, nor is it a non rebreather O2mask. The 2 are not alike in any way.
2) She said all nursing home patients must have the flu vaccine. Not in Illinois. My mom is in a nursing home & she was not vaccinated for the flu, shingles or pneumonia. I signed a form for her not to be vaccinated. Most of the other residents were vaccinated & contracted covid. She did not get covid.
3) 2 yrs ago, when my mom got uro sepsis, I used high doses of Vit C, Thiamine & Magnesium on her. It worked. Now she got sepsis again, I was not allowed in the hospital due to covid. The hospitalist & infectious control doc both refused my request. They said due to covid I have no rights. I offered them all the research. They yelled at me & spoke over me.
4) Dr Paul Marek has successfully treated 1000s of sepic patients in Virginia. Hospitals are fighting against it.
5) Dr Andrew Weber, pulmonologist in NYC, is using IV VIt C, as well as a Dr. in New Rochelle. I can’t remember his name.

MJ Raichyk, PhD Mathematical Decision Analyst

May 20, 2020 at 7:50 AM

you might also like this interview with Homeland Security’s chief on medics in E.R. and ICU as he talks about the use of IVC and Marik’s cocktail [C, B and hydrocortison] in the battle with COVID.. he of course only dismisses the CRIMINALLY INSANE CDC / FAUCI DIRECTIONS that killed patients AS ‘peace-time’ bureaucrats trying to lead in a WAR WITH A DISEASE….. but at least he shows the frontlines at the top of the medical doctors comparing notes daily on what adjustments in protocols they were making and the results……… real wartime thinking……. because C has almost a dozen anti-viral tools and so it seems that it was a balancing act on maybe increasing the steroid at some points in the patients’ struggles or increasing fluids or not… ttyl….

https://vimeo.com/415698366

with the conclusion that treatment should be getting treated much earlier than when they come to the hospitals…… everything in these Marick-following doctors is SAFE so FAUCI’s SNEERING DISMISSING OF IVC cocktails IS CRIMINAL..

listen to this HHS DR KORY… trying to get through to the WHITEHOUSE].. Some messages appear to have registered with Trump so he is enlisting DOCTORS WITH BOOTS ON THE GROUND to end the FAUCI/CDC MAFIOSI HEGEMONY…….. TTYL

Bonnie Kaplan

May 20, 2020 at 8:27 PM

Thank you both for addressing the issue of IV vitamin C! My European friends have been educating me about this. And if you wonder why it is not more common in hospitals, the answer is obvious: follow the money. The pharmaceutical companies call the shots on ‘drug’ use in medical care. And they can’t make any money from vitamin C.

Carol Crevier

May 21, 2020 at 2:05 PM

As the sister of a guy with TBI, a nurse and a public health professional, just want to give a shout out for the work that you are doing! I remember listening to you with my brother for the first time in an ICU in Singapore. It was music to my ears. Keep it up! You are one of the first persons who opened my mind to understanding that there are multiple paths to healing. You also confirmed my belief as a nurse in a few important principles: holding people’s hope for them and encouraging them through difficulties is one of the most important things we do and secondly, listening to patients carefully is paramount. (your episode of respiratory distress/anxiety which nearly was missed). The work you are doing to encourage patients with TBI and their families is priceless. Hoping you are doing well during this pandemic.

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