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In the New Yorker...
southendmd:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on April 28, 2020, 06:03:50 pm ---That made TV news, too. So sad. :(
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And she was 39 years old. Very sad indeed.
This came up during a zoom call with my colleagues. We psychiatric folk are trying to support our fellow medical workers, because the trauma has been extreme. We sometimes have several deaths a day and it takes a toll on people. We lost our first hospital employee and that hit hard.
We have social workers embedded in the ICU teams. No one is taking any time off, because we're still in a surge. I'm working directly with positive patients and it's exhausting at times. And I have to support my staff as well who are on the front lines. I fear this thing will be with us in some shape or form for quite a while.
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: southendmd on April 28, 2020, 06:41:40 pm ---We have social workers embedded in the ICU teams. No one is taking any time off, because we're still in a surge. I'm working directly with positive patients and it's exhausting at times. And I have to support my staff as well who are on the front lines. I fear this thing will be with us in some shape or form for quite a while.
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I fear you're right, and it sounds like your job is tough these days. :-\
My job is actually easier than usual, so I can't complain. I did take a bit of a risk covering the anti-shutdown protest on Saturday, working around idiots who -- maskless, non-distancing -- are by definition dangerous to be near. But I did my best to keep a distance.
"I'm not sick! I have no symptoms! Why should I stay home?" one guy said.
I talked to a couple carrying a sign that blamed not just the governor but also Bill Gates. Since then, I've gathered that Bill Gates is being blamed for something or other. In this case, they couple said Bill Gates is "practicing population control" by supporting vaccinations, which they insist are killing children. Because of course vaccinations are far more deadly than the diseases they're designed to prevent. ::)
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: southendmd on April 28, 2020, 06:41:40 pm ---And she was 39 years old. Very sad indeed.
This came up during a zoom call with my colleagues. We psychiatric folk are trying to support our fellow medical workers, because the trauma has been extreme. We sometimes have several deaths a day and it takes a toll on people. We lost our first hospital employee and that hit hard.
We have social workers embedded in the ICU teams. No one is taking any time off, because we're still in a surge. I'm working directly with positive patients and it's exhausting at times. And I have to support my staff as well who are on the front lines. I fear this thing will be with us in some shape or form for quite a while.
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Hang in there, bud. :-* And take care of yourself.
southendmd:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on April 28, 2020, 09:37:37 pm ---Hang in there, bud. :-* And take care of yourself.
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Thanks, friend. :-*
Front-Ranger:
I echo that. And I wonder how these health professionals are holding up and getting fed, since you probably don't have time to cook, but deserve to have the best of sustenance.
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