When the Coronavirus began, Shila Salemian thought about her own risk only in rare moments. As a new nurse, she was eager to get to work. “Even my doctor was like, why are you a nurse?” said Salemian. “But you just go back to it and remember why you went into this field.” Shila faces higher risks than most in…
When the Coronavirus began, Shila Salemian thought about her own risk only in rare moments. As a new nurse, she was eager to get to work.
Shila faces higher risks than most in her position. She suffers from arthritis, a disease in which a person’s immune system attacks their own joints. Because of her disease, Shila is on immunosuppressants. Shila’s fiance Ben Street is also high risk. He received a kidney transplant and has been on immunosuppressants since 2010. The two continue to mask up everywhere they go and avoid indoor public places