#COVID19 in #SK still feels "abstract" to many. People angst about inconveniences to life, further restrictions, masks, mandates, etc.
I want to highlight the HUMAN impact of the pandemic in #SK. Warren & Ali. The burnout & suffering of #SK citizens.
🧵 below.
1/ #COVID19SK
I want to highlight the HUMAN impact of the pandemic in #SK. Warren & Ali. The burnout & suffering of #SK citizens.
🧵 below.
1/ #COVID19SK
It's Labor Day in Canada, let's begin with our frontline HCWs. Amanda (@basicwitchRN) is an ICU RN in Saskatoon.
Below, she shares the struggles & heartbreak of her daily work. We can't expect people to carry on like this without burnout.
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Below, she shares the struggles & heartbreak of her daily work. We can't expect people to carry on like this without burnout.
2/ #COVID19SK
https://twitter.com/basicwitchRN/status/1434614085555920896
@carolynstrom is a vocal, passionate public health RN here in #SK. She contact traces, vaccinates, does it all.
You can see the pain in her eyes as she encourages #SK citizens to make safe decisions. She's so tired. We're ALL so tired.
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You can see the pain in her eyes as she encourages #SK citizens to make safe decisions. She's so tired. We're ALL so tired.
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https://twitter.com/carolynstrom/status/1433587868946112518
@drsusanshaw is our Chief Medical Officer & an ICU physician in Saskatoon. She's currently on ICU service & managing patients AND full #SK ICUs.
#SK ICU censuses have exploded by 150% in 2 weeks. Delta isn't even CLOSE to peaking yet.
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#SK ICU censuses have exploded by 150% in 2 weeks. Delta isn't even CLOSE to peaking yet.
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https://twitter.com/drsusanshaw/status/1434268407122309129
@hinz_tamara & @WheatNOil have been outspoken advocates for public health in #SK.
They're ALSO child psychiatrists in Saskatoon who have experienced first-hand the mental health impacts of the pandemic on #SK kids.
We MUST keep #SK schools open at all costs.
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They're ALSO child psychiatrists in Saskatoon who have experienced first-hand the mental health impacts of the pandemic on #SK kids.
We MUST keep #SK schools open at all costs.
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In our dark weeks in April when Regina ICUs were overrun, I cried with my ICU colleague as we watched a family say final goodbyes to a young mother. Daughters were screaming, husband was sobbing.
I still cry remembering their anguish.
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I still cry remembering their anguish.
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https://twitter.com/awong37/status/1384926067312504838
We must remember countless #SK citizens who have died of #COVID19. Warren Montgomery. Ali Syed. Many others.
Every death crushes a family forever. Warren leaving his wife & kids. Ali leaving his wife & daughter. They're not just "numbers".
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Every death crushes a family forever. Warren leaving his wife & kids. Ali leaving his wife & daughter. They're not just "numbers".
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https://twitter.com/awong37/status/1386358712571363336
We must acknowledge countless #SK citizens like @LaurelS12. She is young, healthy, a mother, a business owner, a physical therapist.
She now struggles from #longcovid. We hope she recovers quickly, but what if she doesn't?
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She now struggles from #longcovid. We hope she recovers quickly, but what if she doesn't?
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https://twitter.com/LaurelS12/status/1434240926906560512
I could go on, but I'll stop.
The human toll of the pandemic in #SK has been catastrophic. Yet, somehow, the narrative remains that life is normal, and vaccines are our way out of this.
Gaslighting won't save us. Only policy will.
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The human toll of the pandemic in #SK has been catastrophic. Yet, somehow, the narrative remains that life is normal, and vaccines are our way out of this.
Gaslighting won't save us. Only policy will.
9/ #COVID19SK
https://twitter.com/PremierScottMoe/status/1433875377500262400
Like so many of my colleagues in health care, I am completely exhausted and frustrated beyond measure.
But mostly, I'm just sad and disappointed at how none of this had to happen. All the pain, suffering, death. The human AND economic impacts. None of it.
10/ #COVID19SK
But mostly, I'm just sad and disappointed at how none of this had to happen. All the pain, suffering, death. The human AND economic impacts. None of it.
10/ #COVID19SK
Unless #SK wants to face imminent ICU triage, there's no choice but to pivot ASAP. Our local MHOs have laid out what must be done. We have no time left.
I choose to remain optimistic our leaders will see the light. Please, give us a fighting chance. Thank you.
end/ #COVID19SK
I choose to remain optimistic our leaders will see the light. Please, give us a fighting chance. Thank you.
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