Young. Everytime I'm updating my team on the happenings and process changes in the COVID unit of late, I am having to tell them "and they're all young."/1
One patient didn't believe COVID was that bad. Now he's lying on his belly to avoid ICU.
One patient could not get sick time. But also lives with generations of family members. And now they all have COVID./2
One patient could not get sick time. But also lives with generations of family members. And now they all have COVID./2
One patient is a front-line worker, still not vaccinated. They now need oxygen and supplemental feeds.
One patient hasn't seen their family abroad in 16 months, and is pleading with me to make sure they will one day get to see them./3
One patient hasn't seen their family abroad in 16 months, and is pleading with me to make sure they will one day get to see them./3
The point of all of this, of HCW sharing these stories- is not to fear monger. It is to share the reality that is happening in hospitals around the world. I don't know the right answer on how we make this go away. /4
I just know that every patient could be me, you, your family member. And so we continue. To value life in our actions. /5
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