re: The untold human cost of COVID19

I lost my mom almost 4 years ago to a heart attack 2 weeks after the 2016 flood.

I lost my dad, also a Korean War vet with the Air Force, almost a year ago to dementia. He died 3 days shy of the 3rd anniversary of my mom's death.

I would trade possibly giving them a virus they have 80% chance of recovering from to spend any amount of time with them, giving them hugs and telling them I love them.

ETA: I appreciate all the info you share on COVID 19.

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Life has to go on and we have to open up or the healthcare workers we are going to break.
That was the point of my OP.

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I agree with this. But, it isn't just healthcare workers facing the break.

Those dealing with depression or any type of issue, especially mental health, are facing the same things. I'm so sick of staring at the walls in my house, I could scream. And I'm a lucky one. I live with family and have a backyard where I can get some reprieve. I have friends who live alone in apartments and get no respite.

For me, personally, depressive episodes have been worse. Anxiety is out of control and restorative sleep is virtually nonexistent. Regardless of your profession, this virus and the cures, are causing major issues for lots of people. In short, there are many people at their breaking point.

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I feel like a foot soldier on a battlefield with a large enemy sniper presence. You just know you’re going to get hit, you just don’t know when or where. Except it doesn’t kill me, it kills people I care about.

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As someone who understands how it feels to believe your next second of life could be your last, I assure you it’s different than how you feel.

From my experience, it seemed like the science/medical types were always looking for a way to “fight a war”. The medical scientist were desperate to contribute to the “war effort”. Their weapons were contained to vaccines and coming up with new ways to treat battlefield trauma.

Their efforts contributed to the effort, but not in the way they so longed for...direct action, “front lines”. We’ve seen this coming since the late 90’s...scientist, primarily virologist,...were trying to be relevant. Now they’re living their best wet-dream...a “global pandemic” that threatens to wipe out the world’s population, except it isn’t that kind of pandemic. Not even close. That’s not stopping them from doing everything in their power to pass it off as one though.

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I’m not “trying to be relevant”. I have no doubt that I am.

I’m trying to convey an emotion in a relatable/understandable manner.

“Trying to be relevant” is begging people to appreciate your service to the MIC and fighting Israel’s enemy for the past 60 years

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Boom. You’ve shown your true colors. Your Korean War vet dad must be proud of his little woke daughter (sarcasm).

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“Trying to be relevant” is begging people to appreciate your service to the MIC and fighting Israel’s enemy for the past 60 years.

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Ok, you know what? Now you can just straight up go frick yourself.

This is a hard situation. Vent all you want and do what you feel is best. Frick the weirdo haters in this thread.

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They are still sharp and have at least 10 years in them each

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Hello, God

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I allowed a serious error through. Cardiologist ordered ibutlide and the patient ended up going into torsades.

They were on azithromycin and Zyprexa. The qtc was 400~ but I should have called and got it stopped.

The patient probably won’t survive. Before covid, I know I would t have missed that. On some levels I feel like I’m starting to lose it.

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Keep your head up, bro. No ones perfect. The fact you care enough to be introspective, means something. I remember as a junior resident, I cut the popliteal artery during a total knee. Honestly, took me a long time to recover mentally from that. I get we signed up for this, but I hear ya, brotha.

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I have friends who live alone in apartments and get no respite.

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Thank God I live alone in an apartment.

I have never met anybody I would want to spend that much time with.

different strokes