This 70-year-old left retirement to teach nursing students. She died from Covid-19 three months later

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Iris Meda left retirement to teach nursing students 'because she knew that the medical field was going to suffer due to Covid-19,' her daughter says. The 70-year-old died from coronavirus three months later.

The 70-year-old nurse retired in January, but applied for a teaching job at Collin College in Allen, Texas -- just under 30 miles north of Dallas -- to help train aspiring nurses, her daughter Selene Meda-Schlamel told CNN."I know for her, it was important to train nurses because she knew that the medical field was going to suffer due to Covid-19," her daughter said,"but she also felt safe going into the classroom, and she understood that nothing was guaranteed by doing so.

"She was completely lifeless," she said of seeing her mother."It was very clear that was just a vessel and to think that anyone comes back from that is amazing because it ravaged her so quickly." Meda wanted to pass down her expertise to studentsMeda was motivated to pass on her expertise in nursing to aspiring students in part due to her own education experience, Meda-Schlamel said.She dropped out of high school but later got her GED.

 

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As a 70 year old she put herself at risk but that is her choice

This breaks my heart and makes me angry. This didn't have to happen. So many people just trying to help have lost their lives due to the narcissism of the GOP and it's idiot leader. They can't be gone soon enough.

RIP🙏❤️You were an altruistic human being😢

About that college President...this is from our local media, Dallas Morning News

This is America. When things get tough we come together and sacrifice. ....and then there are some who whine abt not being able to party.

STOP POSTING DEATH PORN IF YOURE GOING TO CONTINUE POSTING DEADLY INFO ON AIR. YOU JUST BROADCAST A REPORTER IN MIAMI W/ A WOMAN FLYING HOME TO HUG HER 90YEAR OLD PARENTS, BUT SHE’D CHANGE CLOTHES FIRST. YOUR REPORTER THOUGHT THAT WAS SWEET. HOW FUCKING STUPID!!!

Very saddening 💔🙏

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