I'm going to keep this relatively short, as I've spent another 15 hour day with my husband at the hospital, & I'm utterly shattered. (For those following our story, he turned a corner overnight. His blood tests look good; infection markers are way down, pulse, BP & heart 1/
rate are normal, & his mind is clearer than it's been in 3 months. With any luck, he'll be transferred to our local hospice this week so their chronic pain team can tweak his pain meds & then hopefully next week, he'll be home again. On top of that, he was actually able 2/
eat for the first time in 3 months - & he enjoyed it. The infection & chemo had totally screwed with his taste buds, so he'd been subsisting on liquids till today. This was a huge win both physically & mentally, & it set the tone for the whole day.) For those of you who have 3/
been steadily sending your love, support & prayers, words are an inadequate way of expressing our gratitude. Your response to us has humbled us🙇🏻♀️❤.)
Now for the sobering part of our story.
A few nights ago, I posted a short video showing the garden gazebos set up in the 4/
Now for the sobering part of our story.
A few nights ago, I posted a short video showing the garden gazebos set up in the 4/
parking lot near the main entrance to the hospital.
Tonight as I was leaving, there was a car filled with people parked beneath one of the gazebos. Nearby, a nurse wearing protective clothing & a face mask was packing up at least 5 test kits. I overheard her tell the 5/
Tonight as I was leaving, there was a car filled with people parked beneath one of the gazebos. Nearby, a nurse wearing protective clothing & a face mask was packing up at least 5 test kits. I overheard her tell the 5/
to go home, isolate, & wait to hear the results of their tests. The car drove off.
That nurse stood out in the damp, cold, & very windy night just to test that one car, and I know it's just the beginning.
Several hours earlier, I'd left my husband's bedside to go grab a 6/
That nurse stood out in the damp, cold, & very windy night just to test that one car, and I know it's just the beginning.
Several hours earlier, I'd left my husband's bedside to go grab a 6/
coffee. When I went to get off the elevator, I was stopped by a large group of hospital security guards & administrators, & told that the 800 foot long corridor from the bank of elevators to the main entrance to the coffee shop was off limits. I looked over their shoulders 7/
& could see that everyone on the other side of the corridor doors (which are *always* open), were in protective gear.
40 minutes later, they were disinfecting that corridor.
These two events really brought home the reality of what's happening. Because of the corona virus 8/
40 minutes later, they were disinfecting that corridor.
These two events really brought home the reality of what's happening. Because of the corona virus 8/
threat, the ward my husband's on is on lockdown. I have to scrub, wear gloves & an apron to sit with him because every patient is immuno- compromised. While there are signs at every entrance to every building in the hospital complex telling people not to enter the buildings if 9/
think they're infected, I often wonder how many people *are* infected but are still asymptomatic. Have I been unknowingly exposed? (FTR, I feel stressed but fine.) Realistically, there's no way I'd consider entering the hospital if I suspected I was ill, & I've been nowhere 10/
other than home or the hospital in 2 months. But I could have been exposed without knowing.
Both my husband and I are in a higher risk age group, I have asthma, & he's got terminal cancer.
And when I read about idiots who selfishly refuse to self isolate, my anxiety 11/
Both my husband and I are in a higher risk age group, I have asthma, & he's got terminal cancer.
And when I read about idiots who selfishly refuse to self isolate, my anxiety 11/
skyrockets & I become enraged. The warnings are out there; & imho, if someone thinks they've been exposed & infects others, they could literally be committing murder.
Rule #☝️: Keep yourself safe.
Rule #✌: Keep everyone else safe. Because if you don't follow ☝️ & ✌, 12/
Rule #☝️: Keep yourself safe.
Rule #✌: Keep everyone else safe. Because if you don't follow ☝️ & ✌, 12/
