Former Villanova Lacrosse Player Goes From Field To Frontlines Of COVID-19 Battle

Lesley Van Arsdall reports.

VILLANOVA STUDENT ATHLETEHAS GONE FROM THE LACROSSEFIELD TO THE FRONT LINES, INTHE BATTLE AGAINSTCORONAVIRUS.LESLIE LESLEY VAN ARSDALL HASTHAT STORY TONIGHT.AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR,CHRISTINE WAS JUGGLINGLACROSSE AND NURSING SCHOOL ATVILLANOVA.

SHE NOW FINEHERSELF ON THE FRONT LINES OFTHE CORONAVIRUS BATTLE AT THEHOSPITAL IN MOORESTOWN, NEWJERSEY, A LOT OF THE ADVERSITYSHE HAS FACED ON THE LACROSSEFIELD SHE APPLIES TO NURSING.MY EXPERIENCE AS NURSINGSKEWED END HAS TAUGHT ME NEVERTO BACK DOWN FROM A CHALLENGE,AND I FELT AS YOUNGERHEALTHIER NURSE, IT WAS MYRESPONSIBILITY TO VOLUNTEERAND JOIN IN THE FIGHT.HER BIGGEST CHALLENGE,LIMITING HER EXPOSURE TO THEVIRUS.IN EACH AND EVERY SINGLEONE OF OUR PATIENT ROOMS IS AIPAD NOT ONLY TO COMMUNICATEWITH NURSES AND DOCTORS BUTTHEIR FAMILY AND THEIR LOVEDONES.THE PATIENTS IN ISOLATION AREJUST AS SCARED AS US.AND THEY NEED TO MAINTAIN AHUMAN SENSE OF CONNECTION, SOTHAT THEY UNDERSTAND THEY'RENOT IN IT FIGHT ALONE, SO WITHTHESE IPADS, IT IS VERYBENEFICIAL, TO ENSURE THEYKNOW THAT WE'RE ALL IN THISTOGETHER.TO GET THROUGH THE TOUGHTIMES SHE COUNTS ON HER FAMILYAS WELL AS HER VILLANOVAFAMILY.LIKE MY LITTLE SISTER MEGANIS FILMING THIS, MY FRIENDS,MY TEAMMATES, AND MYCO-WORKERS A HAVE BEEN A HUGEHELP.IT IS JUST SO INCREDIBLYENCOURAGE TO GO SEE EVERYONECOME TOGETHER AS A TEAM IN OUREFFORTS AGAINST THE COVID-19IT IS TEAMWORK, LIKE NONE