Their faces simply lit up when they saw us. We were their hope.
As an industry leader in kidney care, we are actively stepping up to our duty to tackle this global pandemic. We will benefit from shared knowledge across our regions, learn valuable lessons, become even better at what we do.
At first, I was worried about getting infected. But when I saw patients getting help and being cared for, I felt that it was all worth it.
Despite our fears, I have never, and I say this emphatically, never in my entire professional life been so proud of my team as I am now. It’s in these difficult moments when commitment, professionalism and vocation come to the fore, when you know people – your people. ‘Thank you all for taking care of us, because we have to come back here again and again to live, and you have not left us alone’, a patient said to me just a few days ago.