Into the Lion's Den: COVID-19 through the eyes of an ICU nurse in NYC

In 2019, Kansas City ICU nurse Laura Luther weathered a myriad of life changes and losses. She got married, lost her father—and then her puppy—and spent her husband's birthday in the hospital emergency department after suffering a severe panic attack. In February 2020, after four months trying to bring herself back to life with therapy, antidepressants, and nights out at bars, she was just starting to feel like herself again.

Then, in March 2020, the entire world turned upside down. In what ...