Nurse Erin McCarthy worked tirelessly to care for COVID patients without her usual release valve: professional bowling. Now, she’s thrilled to be back on the lanes.
Critical care nurse and professional bowler Erin McCarthy competes at the 2021 PWBA Kickoff Classic Series in Arlington, Texas, Jan. 26, 2021. "You have to have a calm demeanor and think clearly," McCarthy says. "I think that's probably why I love doing them both equally as much."
The 31-year-old McCarthy has weathered the pandemic as a critical care nurse in Omaha, and she did it during the darkest days of the coronavirus crisis without her usual release valve — competing on the Professional Women’s Bowling Association circuit. “Bowling has always been a part of my life, but I didn’t realize how much it meant to me until it was taken away,” she told The Associated Press in a recent Zoom interview from the home she shares with her fiancee, two soon-to-be stepkids and a couple of dogs.McCarthy began bowling at age 2, when her parents would let her roll balls two-handed. She stuck with it through youth league play and attended college on a bowling scholarship while also completing nursing school.
Before the pandemic, McCarthy spent 30 to 40 weekends each year in tournament play, with longer bowling trips thrown in. She’s been back in the groove since January, nursing during the week.
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