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The First Wave

"I want to get better andI will get better justpray life is worth it."

"I want to get better and
I will get better just
pray life is worth it."

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"I want to get better and I will get better just pray life is worth it."
Duration
7 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:58
Uploaded
May 07, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
National Geographic,Our Time Projects,Participant,National Geographic Documentary Films

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Movie Summary

A documentary following nurses, doctors, and administrators in a New York City hospital as they respond to the victims from the COVID-19 pandemic.
You are getting better, okay? - The First Wave 00:04
You are getting better, okay?
And we are all praying for you, I promise. - The First Wave 00:05
And we are all praying for you, I promise.
MICHAEL: We will never forget this, - The First Wave 00:09
MICHAEL: We will never forget this,
And you are fearful, you are stressed, - The First Wave 00:09
And you are fearful, you are stressed,
This is doing what we were called to do when we enter the - The First Wave 00:06
This is doing what we were called to do when we enter the
WORKER: Everyday, we look death right in its eye. - The First Wave 00:05
WORKER: Everyday, we look death right in its eye.
And the scary part is it looks right back at you. - The First Wave 00:05
And the scary part is it looks right back at you.
It's a storm that nobody's ever been in before. - The First Wave 00:05
It's a storm that nobody's ever been in before.
There's no playbook for this, there are no directions. - The First Wave 00:04
There's no playbook for this, there are no directions.
MICHELE: Well, we're all pretty new to LIJ, - The First Wave 00:12
MICHELE: Well, we're all pretty new to LIJ,
I don't want to get emotional because it's actually been hard. - The First Wave 00:06
I don't want to get emotional because it's actuall...
'Cause, to see the families upset. - The First Wave 00:06
'Cause, to see the families upset.
(speaking native language). - The First Wave 00:07
(speaking native language).
SAFINA: When you're the only one there while their family - The First Wave 00:08
SAFINA: When you're the only one there while their fami...
SAFINA: You're trying your best to, like, - The First Wave 00:12
SAFINA: You're trying your best to, like,
So the question becomes is giving him the oxygen - The First Wave 00:13
So the question becomes is giving him the oxygen
None of us think that the oxygen is doing anything other - The First Wave 00:12
None of us think that the oxygen is doing anything other
(gasping breaths). - The First Wave 00:08
(gasping breaths).
CUOMO (off‐screen): The bad news isn't just bad, - The First Wave 00:07
CUOMO (off‐screen): The bad news isn't just bad,
Highest single day death toll yet, 779 people. - The First Wave 00:06
Highest single day death toll yet, 779 people.