Former Nigerian Beauty Queen and
actress, Regina Askia has volunteered to be among the few nurses who are ready
to fight Ebola in the States. Regina wrote on her Facebook page not most of her
colleagues (nurses) were not willing to take up the challenge and those who
were ready demanded a sum of $200 per hour. But she went forward and
volunteered herself for free. Interestingly, she is the only female at the
hospital she works that volunteered. Bless her and may she not contract the
virus during her fight in battling it.
actress, Regina Askia has volunteered to be among the few nurses who are ready
to fight Ebola in the States. Regina wrote on her Facebook page not most of her
colleagues (nurses) were not willing to take up the challenge and those who
were ready demanded a sum of $200 per hour. But she went forward and
volunteered herself for free. Interestingly, she is the only female at the
hospital she works that volunteered. Bless her and may she not contract the
virus during her fight in battling it.
“My job was looking for Nurses to
volunteer for the Ebola center which was moved from our building to another
location. My male colleagues said they would do it for 200 dollars per hour,
….C’mon Regina , gotta get on the team…they said. I was not smiling (I am
captain of my 3 kid team). Not one female nurse volunteered (lol). We ALL had
to demonstrate proper use of PPE equipment and be proficient with the Ebola
protocol. I was full of thoughts as I watched the display, hoods, masks, gowns,
boots….almost like a nightmare. Home news had it that Nigerians washed their
hands, didn’t hug as much, monitored their temps and on the first signs of
malaise drank the ORT (oral rehydration therapy) until symptoms passed. Were we
once again trying to kill mosquitoes with bazookas? I wasn’t going to wait to
find out. In a daze I got with the program to become “an Ebola ready
Nurse”. More power to all the nurses on the grind – Goodluck!!”
volunteer for the Ebola center which was moved from our building to another
location. My male colleagues said they would do it for 200 dollars per hour,
….C’mon Regina , gotta get on the team…they said. I was not smiling (I am
captain of my 3 kid team). Not one female nurse volunteered (lol). We ALL had
to demonstrate proper use of PPE equipment and be proficient with the Ebola
protocol. I was full of thoughts as I watched the display, hoods, masks, gowns,
boots….almost like a nightmare. Home news had it that Nigerians washed their
hands, didn’t hug as much, monitored their temps and on the first signs of
malaise drank the ORT (oral rehydration therapy) until symptoms passed. Were we
once again trying to kill mosquitoes with bazookas? I wasn’t going to wait to
find out. In a daze I got with the program to become “an Ebola ready
Nurse”. More power to all the nurses on the grind – Goodluck!!”
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