I lost my third #covid patient in less than a week, while working part time, in a rural area hospital that serves around 35k. Last I saw we have a #vaccination rate of 30%. I'm sitting here feeling numb, furious, exhausted, and... ashamed.
Ashamed because I realize some #HCWs have been at this since March 2020, losing multiple patients each day, and I'm wondering if I want to continue a path in #healthcare. I see headlines about 6 ICU nurses walking out in one day and can't blame them at all.
A close family friend is ending her prestigious career as an intensive care pharmacist in a world renown hospital to save her mental health. I've barely been in this 6 months and I'm so tired of knowing and seeing people die who could have avoided this.
I'm furious my local commissioners are "worried" about our full hospital and our case rates and ask, "What can we do about it?" yet don't cancel community events like Homecoming this weekend or even ASK people to mask or say ANYTHING about vaccines.
People claim their freedom is restrained by wearing masks, putting in place #VaccineMandates, yet what about my freedom to send my kids to school without worrying about #covidlottery. I want to find the parents of the kid who made fun of my kid's mask, and yell at them...
Show them what it's like removing lines from dead bodies, or seeing family members wave goodbye to their grandpa through the window, knowing he's not making it through the night. I want them to understand masks saved our kids last year. And #VaccinesSaveLives. It's so simple.
So once again, this is a plea from a #HCW to please vaccinate. Wear masks. Social distance. Take this seriously. Because saying goodbye for the last time to your spouse over the phone is horrific. Please. Please get your #CovidVaccine.
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