Taking calls from my daughter is getting to me...

[EvMetro]

As I have said, my son is a Repiratory care Specialist at a major childrens hospital, and my daughter is a respiratory therapist at a major metro hospital.
She calls after almost every day she works. She gets upset, she is afraid for herself also obviously.
Of the five ICU departments they have, 3 are now all CV-19 patients. Two of their floors are now CV-19 patients. All have advanced cases because they do not accept patients unless their condition is advanced.
People in their 20s and 30s are the worse. It seems that if you are of that age, and you get advanced symptoms, you actually have less of a chance of survival than someone older with advanced symptoms.
She cries daily now, they have to reuse masks over and over, the what ifs when they have to change out of their clothes into their street clothes to go home...what if they didn't get totally clean, what if.... they pass it to their spouse or child...what if....
When a patient is dying, they can only choose one family member to say their goodbyes to. And they are in the room when they do that.



Fuck.

Do you suspect that the cdc is putting out inaccurate figures for the death count to date? If the death count is really less than four thousand, that would mean less than one covid 19 death per hospital in the usa. Do you trust the cdc figure?

 

[strollingbones]

here is the issue....do you chance the hospital? so or yourself could live or then they could die alone....if it a flip of the coin....and i would break down and take him....and i wouldnt leave his side...would they use force to remove you? no one knows now...

 

[iamwhatiseem]

As I have said, my son is a Repiratory care Specialist at a major childrens hospital, and my daughter is a respiratory therapist at a major metro hospital.
She calls after almost every day she works. She gets upset, she is afraid for herself also obviously.
Of the five ICU departments they have, 3 are now all CV-19 patients. Two of their floors are now CV-19 patients. All have advanced cases because they do not accept patients unless their condition is advanced.
People in their 20s and 30s are the worse. It seems that if you are of that age, and you get advanced symptoms, you actually have less of a chance of survival than someone older with advanced symptoms.
She cries daily now, they have to reuse masks over and over, the what ifs when they have to change out of their clothes into their street clothes to go home...what if they didn't get totally clean, what if.... they pass it to their spouse or child...what if....
When a patient is dying, they can only choose one family member to say their goodbyes to. And they are in the room when they do that.



Fuck.

Do you suspect that the cdc is putting out inaccurate figures for the death count to date? If the death count is really less than four thousand, that would mean less than one covid 19 death per hospital in the usa. Do you trust the cdc figure?

No, I am saying the CDC numbers are too low. All I can verify is that in this state, in this major city - what the hospitals are dealing with is much worse than what CDC shows.

 

[Corazon]

As I have said, my son is a Repiratory care Specialist at a major childrens hospital, and my daughter is a respiratory therapist at a major metro hospital.
She calls after almost every day she works. She gets upset, she is afraid for herself also obviously.
Of the five ICU departments they have, 3 are now all CV-19 patients. Two of their floors are now CV-19 patients. All have advanced cases because they do not accept patients unless their condition is advanced.
People in their 20s and 30s are the worse. It seems that if you are of that age, and you get advanced symptoms, you actually have less of a chance of survival than someone older with advanced symptoms.
She cries daily now, they have to reuse masks over and over, the what ifs when they have to change out of their clothes into their street clothes to go home...what if they didn't get totally clean, what if.... they pass it to their spouse or child...what if....
When a patient is dying, they can only choose one family member to say their goodbyes to. And they are in the room when they do that.



Fuck.

Both of them are like heroes to me!
I know what they're doing is risky but unfortunately there's no other choice: somebody must risk their own life to protect and save other people. Sad but essential
I'm sure you are very proud of them iamwhatiseem!

 

[iamwhatiseem]

here is the issue....do you chance the hospital? so or yourself could live or then they could die alone....if it a flip of the coin....and i would break down and take him....and i wouldnt leave his side...would they use force to remove you? no one knows now...

Yes, you are literally not allowed to even go on the same floor, let alone the room.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

As I have said, my son is a Repiratory care Specialist at a major childrens hospital, and my daughter is a respiratory therapist at a major metro hospital.
She calls after almost every day she works. She gets upset, she is afraid for herself also obviously.
Of the five ICU departments they have, 3 are now all CV-19 patients. Two of their floors are now CV-19 patients. All have advanced cases because they do not accept patients unless their condition is advanced.
People in their 20s and 30s are the worse. It seems that if you are of that age, and you get advanced symptoms, you actually have less of a chance of survival than someone older with advanced symptoms.
She cries daily now, they have to reuse masks over and over, the what ifs when they have to change out of their clothes into their street clothes to go home...what if they didn't get totally clean, what if.... they pass it to their spouse or child...what if....
When a patient is dying, they can only choose one family member to say their goodbyes to. And they are in the room when they do that.



Fuck.

Tell you daughter we are thinking about her...I am in the same situation, my daughter is an pediatric ER nurse and she is facing all sorts of challenges, luckily she has not had a positive patient. My wife is a Critical Care nurse and she has 4 positives and a dozen more in isolation waiting for results. Most are older and one went from being on 4 liters of oxygen to being on a Vent in less than 20 hours.

 

[iamwhatiseem]

As I have said, my son is a Repiratory care Specialist at a major childrens hospital, and my daughter is a respiratory therapist at a major metro hospital.
She calls after almost every day she works. She gets upset, she is afraid for herself also obviously.
Of the five ICU departments they have, 3 are now all CV-19 patients. Two of their floors are now CV-19 patients. All have advanced cases because they do not accept patients unless their condition is advanced.
People in their 20s and 30s are the worse. It seems that if you are of that age, and you get advanced symptoms, you actually have less of a chance of survival than someone older with advanced symptoms.
She cries daily now, they have to reuse masks over and over, the what ifs when they have to change out of their clothes into their street clothes to go home...what if they didn't get totally clean, what if.... they pass it to their spouse or child...what if....
When a patient is dying, they can only choose one family member to say their goodbyes to. And they are in the room when they do that.



Fuck.

Tell you daughter we are thinking about her...I am in the same situation, my daughter is an pediatric ER nurse and she is facing all sorts of challenges, luckily she has not had a positive patient. My wife is a Critical Care nurse and she has 4 positives and a dozen more in isolation waiting for results. Most are older and one went from being on 4 liters of oxygen to being on a Vent in less than 20 hours.

Unfortunately both of my kids are in a major city. My son, at a childrens hospital, has no CV patients as they are not allowed in the building. My daughter, on the other hand, they have well over 100.

 

[EvMetro]

As I have said, my son is a Repiratory care Specialist at a major childrens hospital, and my daughter is a respiratory therapist at a major metro hospital.
She calls after almost every day she works. She gets upset, she is afraid for herself also obviously.
Of the five ICU departments they have, 3 are now all CV-19 patients. Two of their floors are now CV-19 patients. All have advanced cases because they do not accept patients unless their condition is advanced.
People in their 20s and 30s are the worse. It seems that if you are of that age, and you get advanced symptoms, you actually have less of a chance of survival than someone older with advanced symptoms.
She cries daily now, they have to reuse masks over and over, the what ifs when they have to change out of their clothes into their street clothes to go home...what if they didn't get totally clean, what if.... they pass it to their spouse or child...what if....
When a patient is dying, they can only choose one family member to say their goodbyes to. And they are in the room when they do that.



Fuck.

Do you suspect that the cdc is putting out inaccurate figures for the death count to date? If the death count is really less than four thousand, that would mean less than one covid 19 death per hospital in the usa. Do you trust the cdc figure?

No, I am saying the CDC numbers are too low. All I can verify is that in this state, in this major city - what the hospitals are dealing with is much worse than what CDC shows.

Thanks for this thread. The death count posted by the cdc does not sound anything like what is happening in the hospital you are talking about, so it helps seeing the information about your area.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

As I have said, my son is a Repiratory care Specialist at a major childrens hospital, and my daughter is a respiratory therapist at a major metro hospital.
She calls after almost every day she works. She gets upset, she is afraid for herself also obviously.
Of the five ICU departments they have, 3 are now all CV-19 patients. Two of their floors are now CV-19 patients. All have advanced cases because they do not accept patients unless their condition is advanced.
People in their 20s and 30s are the worse. It seems that if you are of that age, and you get advanced symptoms, you actually have less of a chance of survival than someone older with advanced symptoms.
She cries daily now, they have to reuse masks over and over, the what ifs when they have to change out of their clothes into their street clothes to go home...what if they didn't get totally clean, what if.... they pass it to their spouse or child...what if....
When a patient is dying, they can only choose one family member to say their goodbyes to. And they are in the room when they do that.



Fuck.

Tell you daughter we are thinking about her...I am in the same situation, my daughter is an pediatric ER nurse and she is facing all sorts of challenges, luckily she has not had a positive patient. My wife is a Critical Care nurse and she has 4 positives and a dozen more in isolation waiting for results. Most are older and one went from being on 4 liters of oxygen to being on a Vent in less than 20 hours.

Unfortunately both of my kids are in a major city. My son, at a childrens hospital, has no CV patients as they are not allowed in the building. My daughter, on the other hand, they have well over 100.

My wife works at a VA hospital so their numbers are limited. But while we were being told that this was not all that bad her hospital was retrofitting one small unit into a negative pressure area. It seemed like overkill at the time based on what the public was being told. Now they are doing it to a second unit and they are talking about sending her facility COVID patients from all the surrounding states so their numbers will balloon soon.

 

[Dekster]

As I have said, my son is a Repiratory care Specialist at a major childrens hospital, and my daughter is a respiratory therapist at a major metro hospital.
She calls after almost every day she works. She gets upset, she is afraid for herself also obviously.
Of the five ICU departments they have, 3 are now all CV-19 patients. Two of their floors are now CV-19 patients. All have advanced cases because they do not accept patients unless their condition is advanced.
People in their 20s and 30s are the worse. It seems that if you are of that age, and you get advanced symptoms, you actually have less of a chance of survival than someone older with advanced symptoms.
She cries daily now, they have to reuse masks over and over, the what ifs when they have to change out of their clothes into their street clothes to go home...what if they didn't get totally clean, what if.... they pass it to their spouse or child...what if....
When a patient is dying, they can only choose one family member to say their goodbyes to. And they are in the room when they do that.



Fuck.

Okay, but that is kind of the job of parents--be an emotional support for their children.

 

[iamwhatiseem]

As I have said, my son is a Repiratory care Specialist at a major childrens hospital, and my daughter is a respiratory therapist at a major metro hospital.
She calls after almost every day she works. She gets upset, she is afraid for herself also obviously.
Of the five ICU departments they have, 3 are now all CV-19 patients. Two of their floors are now CV-19 patients. All have advanced cases because they do not accept patients unless their condition is advanced.
People in their 20s and 30s are the worse. It seems that if you are of that age, and you get advanced symptoms, you actually have less of a chance of survival than someone older with advanced symptoms.
She cries daily now, they have to reuse masks over and over, the what ifs when they have to change out of their clothes into their street clothes to go home...what if they didn't get totally clean, what if.... they pass it to their spouse or child...what if....
When a patient is dying, they can only choose one family member to say their goodbyes to. And they are in the room when they do that.



Fuck.

Tell you daughter we are thinking about her...I am in the same situation, my daughter is an pediatric ER nurse and she is facing all sorts of challenges, luckily she has not had a positive patient. My wife is a Critical Care nurse and she has 4 positives and a dozen more in isolation waiting for results. Most are older and one went from being on 4 liters of oxygen to being on a Vent in less than 20 hours.

Unfortunately both of my kids are in a major city. My son, at a childrens hospital, has no CV patients as they are not allowed in the building. My daughter, on the other hand, they have well over 100.

My wife works at a VA hospital so their numbers are limited. But while we were being told that this was not all that bad her hospital was retrofitting one small unit into a negative pressure area. It seemed like overkill at the time based on what the public was being told. Now they are doing it to a second unit and they are talking about sending her facility COVID patients from all the surrounding states so their numbers will balloon soon.

Unfortunately, the CDC is worried the city where they work is an emerging hot spot similar to NYC

 

[strollingbones]

nothing is harder to raise than a grown ass child...as i told my son...i havent worried this much about him since he was a child..and he is not in the medical field...dont mistake venting for denial of parenting...
the heartbreak of your child pouring their fears out....and you cant wrap them in your arms and protect them...when your child hurts....you wrap your arms around them and tell them .....i got you....it is hell when you cant...be they 3 or 33...

 

[iamwhatiseem]

As I have said, my son is a Repiratory care Specialist at a major childrens hospital, and my daughter is a respiratory therapist at a major metro hospital.
She calls after almost every day she works. She gets upset, she is afraid for herself also obviously.
Of the five ICU departments they have, 3 are now all CV-19 patients. Two of their floors are now CV-19 patients. All have advanced cases because they do not accept patients unless their condition is advanced.
People in their 20s and 30s are the worse. It seems that if you are of that age, and you get advanced symptoms, you actually have less of a chance of survival than someone older with advanced symptoms.
She cries daily now, they have to reuse masks over and over, the what ifs when they have to change out of their clothes into their street clothes to go home...what if they didn't get totally clean, what if.... they pass it to their spouse or child...what if....
When a patient is dying, they can only choose one family member to say their goodbyes to. And they are in the room when they do that.



Fuck.

Does your daughter know of any hospital staff stealing PPE and maybe selling it or hording it?

There may be something to what Trump said about healthcare workers across the country stealing PPE for profit

All of the supplies are in a controlled space accessible only via a code and name card. And of course a limited number of people have access

 

[Harpy Eagle]

As I have said, my son is a Repiratory care Specialist at a major childrens hospital, and my daughter is a respiratory therapist at a major metro hospital.
She calls after almost every day she works. She gets upset, she is afraid for herself also obviously.
Of the five ICU departments they have, 3 are now all CV-19 patients. Two of their floors are now CV-19 patients. All have advanced cases because they do not accept patients unless their condition is advanced.
People in their 20s and 30s are the worse. It seems that if you are of that age, and you get advanced symptoms, you actually have less of a chance of survival than someone older with advanced symptoms.
She cries daily now, they have to reuse masks over and over, the what ifs when they have to change out of their clothes into their street clothes to go home...what if they didn't get totally clean, what if.... they pass it to their spouse or child...what if....
When a patient is dying, they can only choose one family member to say their goodbyes to. And they are in the room when they do that.



Fuck.

Tell you daughter we are thinking about her...I am in the same situation, my daughter is an pediatric ER nurse and she is facing all sorts of challenges, luckily she has not had a positive patient. My wife is a Critical Care nurse and she has 4 positives and a dozen more in isolation waiting for results. Most are older and one went from being on 4 liters of oxygen to being on a Vent in less than 20 hours.

Unfortunately both of my kids are in a major city. My son, at a childrens hospital, has no CV patients as they are not allowed in the building. My daughter, on the other hand, they have well over 100.

My wife works at a VA hospital so their numbers are limited. But while we were being told that this was not all that bad her hospital was retrofitting one small unit into a negative pressure area. It seemed like overkill at the time based on what the public was being told. Now they are doing it to a second unit and they are talking about sending her facility COVID patients from all the surrounding states so their numbers will balloon soon.

Unfortunately, the CDC is worried the city where they work is an emerging hot spot similar to NYC

It seems we are going to see that happen all across the country over the next month...one city after the next.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

As I have said, my son is a Repiratory care Specialist at a major childrens hospital, and my daughter is a respiratory therapist at a major metro hospital.
She calls after almost every day she works. She gets upset, she is afraid for herself also obviously.
Of the five ICU departments they have, 3 are now all CV-19 patients. Two of their floors are now CV-19 patients. All have advanced cases because they do not accept patients unless their condition is advanced.
People in their 20s and 30s are the worse. It seems that if you are of that age, and you get advanced symptoms, you actually have less of a chance of survival than someone older with advanced symptoms.
She cries daily now, they have to reuse masks over and over, the what ifs when they have to change out of their clothes into their street clothes to go home...what if they didn't get totally clean, what if.... they pass it to their spouse or child...what if....
When a patient is dying, they can only choose one family member to say their goodbyes to. And they are in the room when they do that.



Fuck.

My son is an ER doctor at a very big NYC hospital and he's reporting almost exactly the same, plus his wife has it now. He said that they have PPE's

May the Good Lord Watch over them all

 

[dblack]

Student loans should be cancelled for all medical workers

Why? I mean, if you want to help medical workers, why not just send them all a check? Why would you only want to compensate those with education debt?

 

[strollingbones]

cause that is what most of them are dealing with student debt and it would be a lifted burden....i am all for sending them checks...other big corps

 

[JustAnotherNut]

As I have said, my son is a Repiratory care Specialist at a major childrens hospital, and my daughter is a respiratory therapist at a major metro hospital.
She calls after almost every day she works. She gets upset, she is afraid for herself also obviously.
Of the five ICU departments they have, 3 are now all CV-19 patients. Two of their floors are now CV-19 patients. All have advanced cases because they do not accept patients unless their condition is advanced.
People in their 20s and 30s are the worse. It seems that if you are of that age, and you get advanced symptoms, you actually have less of a chance of survival than someone older with advanced symptoms.
She cries daily now, they have to reuse masks over and over, the what ifs when they have to change out of their clothes into their street clothes to go home...what if they didn't get totally clean, what if.... they pass it to their spouse or child...what if....
When a patient is dying, they can only choose one family member to say their goodbyes to. And they are in the room when they do that.



Fuck.

I know it's difficult, but if you can, try to distance yourself from the details that bring fear. Understand that she just needs to unload her emotional and psychological trauma from work before going home to her family each day. She needs your strength and support so she can face her home environment and the workplace the next day. Just keep reassuring her she will be ok, keep up with all precautionary measures and that this is what she's been trained for.

As somewhat of a bad comparison...…...remember when she was a kid, that came running to you to tell of her fears from nightmares or the monster under the bed...……...you listened and calmed her fears, but didn't take her fears too seriously because you knew better, therefore didn't internalize those fears...………..kinda sorta the same thing here. You can do it daddyO, and so can she.


Step back and look at it from a different angle so you both can get thru this. Calm and carry on

 

[Canon Shooter]

Student loans should be cancelled for all medical workers

Cancel them for all Americans.

Not to derail the thread, but that's just a monumentally stupid idea...

 

[gipper]

Student loans should be cancelled for all medical workers

Cancel them for all Americans.

Not to derail the thread, but that's just a monumentally stupid idea...

Yeah we can’t allow those college kids being debt free, but we can give trillions to banks and big corporations.