(Left) Sylvia Cruz locks her door as she begins to leave her Clarksville home in the morning. Taken on Nov. 16 in Clarksville, TN. (Right) Sylvia Cruz walking toward her car, preparing to leave to work in the morning. Photo by Naidaniel Nelper

On her work days, Sylvia Cruz usually starts her day at 4AM. She works in a hospital located in Nashville, Tennessee. She commutes from Clarksville, TN.

(Left) Toys sit upon a couch as Sylvia Cruz stands by her table in her Clarksville, TN home. (Right) Sylvia FaceTimes with her husband, Edwin Cruz on Nov. 25th, 2020. Photo by Naidaniel Nelper

Sylvia is a mother to three kids. While the house lays silent and the kids are tucked away – she spends her time cleaning up around her home. Her husband Edwin calls her while she cleans up around the house.

(Left) Sylvia Cruz enters her information onto her phone as she prepares for an appointment at Urgent Care. (Right) Sylvia walks into an Urgent Care Clinic for a COVID test in Clarksville, TN on December 1st. 2020. Photo by Naidaniel Nelper

Sylvia gets tested for COVID at a Walk-In Urgent Care – she takes extra steps to protect her family because she works in a hospital. Her job requires her to get tested every week.

(Left) Sylvia Cruz takes her daughter, Sophia to Sylvia's bedroom to prepare for sleep time. (Right) Sylvia waits patiently for her daughter Sophia to fall asleep in her Clarksville, TN home on December 5, 2020. Photo by Naidaniel Nelper

After her daughter is done playing in her room she’s taken to Sylvia's bedroom where she will try to get her to sleep. Every night poses a new challenge to put Sophia to sleep.

An ultra-sound picture of Sylvia's second child. Clarksville, TN. Taken on November 25, 2020. Photo by Naidaniel Nelper
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