re: Top E.R. Doctor Who Treated Virus Patients Dies by Suicide

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Here's a hunch: whatever motivated her to run back home to VA is probably what motivated her suicide. I mean, surely this is not the time for someone in that position to either 1) take a vacation or 2) visit family.

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Perhaps she had to get away from what she faced in NYC?

WWI and WWII soldiers were often rotated off the lines to 'stay fresh" and avoid too much trauma sapping their combat effectiveness