Honoring the heroic
Apr 19, 2020
Nusha Safabakhsh, MS, MBA, Executive Director of Measurement and Analytics, at Providence's Institute for Human Caring
Nusha Safabakhsh, MS, MBA, Executive Director of Measurement and Analytics,
at Providence’s Institute for Human Caring, talks about one of her
favorites.
I find Mr. Pakdel’s illustrations reveal the depth of our vulnerability
in the current state. While we are all in this together, I personally
can’t stop thinking about the healthcare workers and others directly
involved in caring for patients and families. I think about a range of
obstacles that healthcare workers currently face and wonder how they manage
their own unsettling feelings. But finding a straight forward path through
all of this is not an option and we are left with series of questions
about the outcome.
I have a difficult time choosing one of Mr. Pakdel’s pictures as
my favorite. But I find the image showing healthcare workers entering
a maze is illustrative of the immense complexity we’re facing. Once
again, I see a lesson in this about beauty and fragility of life. In this
illustration, I am reminded that this may be a long journey for us and
we can help one another by finding our new normal. It would require us
to be genuinely understanding with ourselves and one another.
Often I ask myself, “How can I ease our way into finding our path
forward in this maze?”
Editor’s note: Iranian artist Alireza Pakdel created a collection of pictures honoring
the heroic and at times heartbreaking work of medical teams. He posted
the collection on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/alirezapakdel_artist/