After working this weekend at the hospital, I decided that I'm officially getting near my breaking point. The lackadaisical attitude towards Covid is getting to be too much for me and I don't feel comfortable working around patients or co-workers anymore. I'll stick it out through the holidays, but I'm quitting come January. I wanted to walk off the job so many times the last few days that I am beginning to lose hope for my health and safety. It's a total guessing game who is Covid+ versus who is not. Rarely does anyone get tested anymore. My only hope is that a new government administration will make testing a priority. I know that testing is not the only answer to this pandemic, but it's certainly a start. I can totally see how Covid is spreading so rapidly when no one knows whether they have it or not.
ps...I ct scanned more health care workers that were positive for Covid this weekend than I ever had before up to this point. That alone really terrified me.
Thought you might be a radiology tech. I used to service CT scanners. I was always worried about what kind of stuff might be lingering on the patient couch. I had to clean up a couple of really nasty patient accidents that got into the scanner. Both times it was not possible for the hospital to clean it all up because the fluids got into the machine. I always felt sorry for the techs who had to deal with that kind of thing day in and day out. I understand how you must be feeling.
goodness krista i can quite understand your frustration and concerns. i know you've been dealing with all this for a long old time. i hope that today's news of a potential vaccine may be some comfort, though it sounds like you've made your decision to quit. thinking of you
@pistache ya, I have some serious reservations about that vaccine that was just announced for a myriad of reasons. My fear is the trial has been rushed and the real answers won't be realized for another two months.
@pistache When I really think about it, I think I feel glum because I don't think that Covid will ever fully go away. This will be something that we'll have to live with in some shape or form for the rest of our lives. I hope that I'm wrong, but deep down, I am really afraid. I have seen what Covid looks like on scans, and, my god, that crap is the furthest thing from pretty. It's scary bad what it can do to the body.
@k9photo Thanx, we all know that we're appreciated, but at the end of the day, it's just a job, just like anything else. We shouldn't get singled out as being anything special.
I know you are dealing with something really bad and I can see your concerns. One of my Granddaughters is a nurse in Texas, she has the same concerns..if you need to quit, quit, God will lead you somewhere else....
A really creative self portrait. Conveys the sense of dread and frustration you are feeling. I look forward to your new president taking a leading role in the world’s efforts to conquer this pandemic.
Your photo is very telling and shows just how many people are feeling at the moment. Covid cases in the US are scarily high and I quite understand why you are about to quit your job. I would do the same. Devastating that you had a leader who was unable to lead.
Stay safe and take care.
Knowing the field you were in, I've thought of you often these past months. Could sense your growing frustration and fear of the increasing pandemic. That's telling you it's time to back off for a while - your mental health is as important as your physical and maybe the only thing you can have control over. I, too, worry about the way our society is seeing this danger and looking the other way.
Speaks volumes to the uncertainty of this virus. A rush and push for a magic vaccine will bite us and hard without any doubt. I can't even begin to fathom the stress and anxiety you face but to not listen to the medical community is foolish. Take care of you.
Common sense does seem to be lacking in the handling of Covid in a lot of places. I feel for you, and others in healthcare and essential fields and wish people would sit up and take the threat seriously. We're very lucky here in NZ I think.
(Very cool edit by the way)
It has been so irresponsible for government officials to politicize what is a ***public*** ***health*** crisis/emergence. And all for a single individual's ego, to be adopted and followed by millions of minions in lockstep. I am so sorry the consequences of these selfish actions have fallen on millions of individuals. So much of this was avoidable. Peace, Krista.
November 11th, 2020
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(Very cool edit by the way)
ps tag this for fiveplustwo-theedge lol