General Internist. Patient Safety and Health Services Researcher. Physician Leader. Opinions my own.
Dec 25, 2020 • 7 tweets • 1 min read
As a Healthcare Worker (HCW), during the 1st wave of the pandemic, I was exhausted with feelings of being overwhelmed and impending doom. Running on adrenalin helped channel these feelings into preparation and care delivery. 1/7
The continued threat and the 2nd wave developed this into chronic exhaustion. More importantly, it also brought an overwhelming sensation that until now I have struggled with identifying. I now recognize that it is despair. Not a depressive despair nor a full loss of hope.
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Oct 8, 2020 • 12 tweets • 8 min read
Friends & Colleagues. Apologies for the length of this 1st Tweet—this topic deserves some extra characters. I joined Twitter during #COVID because I have seen that this medium can provide a quick flow of information and contribute to engaging discourse and positive change.
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I resisted joining Twitter because I often saw the opposite. I thank my friend Andrew Morris (@ASPphysician) for his encouragement and powers of persuasion for demonstrating the more constructive facets of Twitter. His public cajoling means I have a lot to live up to.
