and nurse practitioner elizabeth ellis has received a total of $800. n friday afternoon, the trump administration promised to rush $10 billion specifically for rural health care providers. nurse ellis told us she'll believe it when she sees it. >> ellis: right now, you know, i'm-- i'm losin' $10,000 plus-- >> alfonsi: $10,000 a month? >> ellis: yes, this is my retirement. i'm using my retirement. >> alfonsi: no one would blame you if you said, "i've had enough. i can't keep diggin' into my retirement." why don't you? >> ellis: because i believe in what we are doing with my heart. we will do our best to maintain, but it won't last for very long. i'm-- i'm at risk every day right now of having to make that difficult decision. ( ticking ) >> for more on our coverage of the coronavirus, go to 60minutesovertime.com. >> lesley stahl: one of the rules of journalism is "don't become part of the story." but instead of covering the pandemic, i was one of the more- than-one million americans who did become part of it. i wasn't alone from this broadcast. one covid-