“One of the patients woke up while I was taking vitals and checking him over and he asked, “Am I in heaven?” In my mind I thought, “This is Hell.” But, I managed to tell him he’s at the 93rd and we’re going to get him home.”
Army Nurse Corps veteran Donna Korf, explains how she learned to care and encourage her patients at the 93rd Evacuation Hospital through the Vietnam War while dealing with her own emotions.
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