Yes. This has been a big morale problem for me, in that I am reevaluating my cheerful zest for risking life and limb to aid others.Originally Posted by jp1
Yes. This has been a big morale problem for me, in that I am reevaluating my cheerful zest for risking life and limb to aid others.
I understand your thinking Bae. I spent the first few months of my covid infection wanting to get better fast and return to the frontlines. Now I’m glad for the ability to protect myself at home as long as I need to, even though I couldn’t work yet even if I wanted to. My emotions are conflicted. But the more I watch people make stupid decisions the less I want to risk myself to help them.
Right.
My pager goes off for an address that is a known AirBnB address, while we aren't suppose to be having non-essential travel, for some lame-ass medical problem, in a time period that I'm not on assured-response duty, well, I turn off the pager.
Sorry.
I am triaging.
Meanwhile under a massive caseload, our public health department is screaming at us about ... wearing masks outdoors. Oh yea I'm sure that's what causing it, sure going to get bang for your buck in reducing transmission there. (of course the caveat is yes if the area is SUPER dense to the point where you can't distance, wear masks, if you have to go to a protest or something outdoors wear masks, but just generally outdoors where you can keep distance not a lot of risk)
Trees don't grow on money
Meanwhile, back at super spreader central...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/natio...0c2_story.html
A friend in the NE has a sister in a group home. Sister is severely mentally disabled. Not sure just how old she is. Anyway, sister had already had covid, although with just mild cold-like symptoms. Friend, who is very blue, has said she doesn’t want her sister to get the vaccine. She said she’s not anti science, just think it’s been rushed. However, the group home has said that if the sister doesn’t get the vaccine, she will have to move out. Friend cannot take care of her sister, as she needs 24 hour care. Both parents are dead. No other siblings. The sister is going to have to get the vaccine. I see no other choice in this situation.
My DH's 43-yo supervisor just died of a heart attack, a few days after testing positive for Covid. His wife apparently got quite sick after Thanksgiving, and they bother got tested and were positive. Supervisor had a heart condition, but we are assuming Covid played a role in his death. DH says he was a really nice guy, so definitely a loss to his family and co-workers.
DH had last worked with him on 11/27, and DH got tested on 12/7, with a negative result. They work in a hospital, so employees are very conscientious about masks and hand hygiene.
bae and tammy - I totally understand about self-protection and the disappointment in the lack of empathy from others for others... I'm sorry it has effected how you feel about the jobs that you each had seemed to love doing so much.
To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer." Mahatma Gandhi
Be nice whenever possible. It's always possible. HH Dalai Lama
In a world where you can be anything - be kind. Unknown
I can't help but think if we had done this right we might be out of the woods, as other countries are. But we must have our "freedom." And incompetent leadership, of course.
Talk about a moron!
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