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Change, charity, grief and a hope-filled needle – A Lincoln nurse’s journey through 2020

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Change, charity, grief and a hope-filled needle – A Lincoln nurse’s journey through 2020

• Peter Salter
• Dec 27, 2020
• Dec 27, 2020 Updated Mar 5, 2021
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James Oxford has spent nearly 20 years as a surgical nurse at Bryan East Campus, but he volunteered earlier this year to take virus swabs.

• JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star file photo

Bryan Health's James Oxford, left, and Cassie Metzner carry a concrete weight to help anchor a mobile testing tent.

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James Oxford started 2020 with a good night’s sleep, a predictable job and a big brother.

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James Oxford has been a nurse at Bryan Campus East for 18 years. He spent months this year helping administer COVID-19 tests.

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Joe Oxford

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Bryan East nurse James Oxford in his surgery attire caring for non-COVID-19 patients.

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Jennifer Oxford poses for a photo with donated supplies for health care workers.

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James Oxford has spent nearly 20 years as a surgical nurse at Bryan East Campus, but he volunteered earlier this year to take virus swabs.

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"For Joe. 12/15." James Oxford received his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 15, 2020, the same day of his brother's death. James remembered his brother, Joe, by asking the nurse who gave him the shot to write a note on the bandage.

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James Oxford has been a nurse at Bryan Campus East for 18 years. He spent months this year helping administer COVID-19 tests.

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Bryan East nurse James Oxford in his surgery attire caring for non-COVID-19 patients.

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Bryan Health's James Oxford, left, and Cassie Metzner carry a concrete weight to help anchor a mobile testing tent.

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