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Mother living in the hospital finds a way to give back during COVID-19 surge

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Mother living in the hospital finds a way to give back during COVID-19 surge

Nurses say they are at their breaking point and would love public support

Shasta Kearns Moore
Sep 5, 2021
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Mother living in the hospital finds a way to give back during COVID-19 surge

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A blond white woman with glasses smiles at the camera while sitting with a teenage girl on her lap. The girl has a bright pink Hello Kitty shirt on as well as a tracheostomy tube and a g-tube.
Michelle Fullington with daughter Kira in 2017.

Medical mama Michelle Fullington has had a front-row seat to this summer’s hospital meltdown. 

It hasn’t been easy to watch. But she did find a way to spark joy even in these dark times.

Mom to 18-year-old Kira — who has been hospitalized in Portland, Ore. since July 19 — Fullington watched as staffing and r…

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