Nurse Shares Pic Of Her Face Battered By Wearing Protective Gear For 13Hrs A Day

An Intensive Care Nurse has uploaded a photo of her battered face, bruised by wearing protective gear for 13hours a day in order to keep people indoors for the Easter celebration.

Aimee Goold from East Retford, Nottinghamshire shared a distressing photo on Facebook, which had since gone viral, garnering positive comments and thousands of likes.

Aimee Goold from East Retford, Nottinghamshirehas uploaded a photo of her battered face, bruised by wearing gear for 13hours a day in order to keep people indoors for the Easter celebration

Working at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospital, Aimee admitted she had been working 65hour weeks amid the pandemic crisis as she urged people to recall her face when planning to go out this weekend.

The image displayed an exhausted Aimee in her uniform with red marks and welts around her nose and cheeks. In the viral post, Aimee described the photo as being the face of reality and as a visual representative of going through hell.

Working at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospital, Aimee admitted she had been working 65hour weeks amid the pandemic crisis

When you’re tempted to go out this Easter, remember this face.

This is the face of an ICU nurse.

This is the face of working 65 hours over the last six days.

This is the face of reality.

This is the face going through hell.

This is the face full of pressure damage from wearing PPE for almost 13 hours a day.

This is the face of someone who fears for her own health and all her colleagues, past and present.

This is the face of someone putting their life on the line for your families.

This is the face of someone who hasn’t seen their own family for nearly a month.

This is the face of someone who holds your dying family member’s hand, so they’re never alone.

This is the face of someone who is exhausted but will continue to fight COVID-19.

This is the face of someone who will carry on, no matter what.

This is the face of someone who is proud to stand on the frontline with all key workers.

This is the face of someone who wants lockdown to end.

This is the face that is begging you, do NOT go out this Easter weekend.

This is the face that is begging you to abide by the social distancing rules.

This is the face of an ICU nurse that is begging you: to stay inside, protect us, protect the NHS and help us save lives.

She revealed how she hasn’t seen her loved one for almost a month while also putting her life on the line to save pandemic patients.

Vowing to continue fighting the pandemic from the frontline, Aimee tells of holding hands of dying patients as their relatives are unable to stay by their side.

Aimee described the photo as being the face of reality and as a visual representative of going through hell

‘This is the face of someone who will always carry on, regardless of anything.’ Aimee wrote. Longing for the nationwide lockdown, which has been for almost three weeks to come to an end, Aimee urged readers to abide to the social distancing rules.

‘This is the face of an ICU Nurse begging you to please stay indoors, protect us, help save lives and protect NHS.’ Aimee pleads.