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Before the pandemic, Brittany Kennedy, a licensed practical nurse, was working for a family and their child, picking up shifts as she — and they — needed. But as the spread of COVID-19 began to stoke fears and force workers and families into isolation, Kennedy’s assignment ended, and she was thrust back to the frontlines in order to support herself financially.
The scene she was met with could only be described as a disaster.
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