Tomorrow I start 11 days in a row of work. Things at work have changed drastically. It will be interesting to say the least.
I am incredibly fortunate that my child takes school so seriously and can homeschool herself. Actually, her dad and his wife are off and I gave her the option to move her “school” to her dad’s . She said “nope, I need to concentrate and I. C Ant have any distractions” she doesn’t want anyone home, lol. She even YouTubed gym today and did a workout. I’m blessed to have a child who takes school seriously and enjoys it.
I’m nervous about going to work. I’m not going to lie. IM not on the frontlines anymore, but I feel a need to be. I imagine that’s how service people feel when there is a war.
I’m thankful I am still going into work. I would probably go crazy being home bound
I am so grateful right now that I have a job and one that I can go physically go to.
I am so lucky my daughter is old enough and takes school so seriously that I don’t have to worry about her for a second while I am at work.
And yesterday she cleaned the whole house as a surprise ( well, except the bedrooms and the bathroom as she indicated on the sign on my front door) and had a note about how I do so much for her and I deserve this with a glass of wine waiting for me. I am such a lucky mom. She can be a stubborn pain in the butt, but she is such an incredibly good kid.
I found out that my unit is probably going to become the COVID unit. This should be interesting. I pray for my friends who give direct patient care on that floor. Luckily they are mostly young healthy nurses and CNA”s but imagine so scary for them. I heard out office is going to become a linen closet so how’d knows where they will put us, lol.
I’m trying to get outside and some fitness in to keep my sanity and health. There is nothing to do other than eat. But we walked the dog yesterday.
Your daughter is awesome! Can somebody you know sew you a fabric mask to wear at work? (I know all the disposable ones are going to patient care). Take your vitamin D and C to help you fight off any germs. Drink your coffee if you like it because I found a research article from last year, on a different, milder coronavirus, that showed that caffeic acid was effective against it (a compound in coffee, NOT caffeine).
Also handy tips - if you don't have a washable keyboard cover, we are using saran wrap on our keyboards and changing it daily. And if hand sanitizer isn't available, my local pharmacist suggested Listerine in a spray bottle.
My office is still open but we don't see sick patients and our volume is very low so social distancing is easy to do. I sewed masks for all my staff.We are converting as many appointments as we can to telephone visits.
Thanks KML. We are given the proper cleaning equipment here to stay sanitized. The environmental staff is doing an excellent job of keeping everything sanitized. We’ve got purely everywhere you turn. I’ve been taking vitamin C. Leaving my shoes outside, etc.
Well, I am officially being viewed as a leper. I know was coming. E came over last night and everything was fine. He spoke to his son today and his sons are very concerned that he is dating a nurse and he will bring something home. He thinks his ex W planted the thought. I think he has the thought himself, quite honestly. I told him it’s best we don’t see eachother because I don’t want to make your sons upset. He told me “don’t worry, we will get through this no matter what”
Honestly, I would never put anyone at danger. I am not giving direct patient care and I am not in the rooms with any sort of respiratory rule out now. They are making our unit the COVID unit. I don’t even know where I’ll be in the hospital and what that means for my job. But if I did work at the bedside and giving direct patient care, I would be distancing myself from him. I know better. I wouldn’t put anyone at risk.
But I get it. The hysteria is on and anyone who works in the hospital is views as someone you want to stay very far away from.
Today I am the case manager of all the COVID patients. I believe they will be my patients going forward. I’m secretly glad for this opportunity because I get full access to their charts so I can see what’s really going on here. It’ll be interesting for sure.
My poor nurses on the floor. They are all young and scared. But they are probably they are just an incredible group of nurses. Keep them in your thoughts
My continued thoughts and prayers are with all of you nurses who right on the very front line of this, along with the doctors, EMTs, paramedics, and myriad of other healthcare workers that make doctor's offices, clinics and hospitals run like clockwork. Sparky's daughter is a nurse and I pray for her daily (and you as well, G).
I totally echo what bttrfly said on her facebook post early this morning. You are a hero. Sure, some people worship actors and athletes, but I tend to idolize those who put themselves on the line for their fellow man unfailingly and unceasingly and you do that every day. Thanks, G!
And way to go, little G, on that fantastic meal you pictured. Yummy! I'm so impressed with her. Could she do a guest lecture via Zoom with my students and explain to them how to get their a$$e$ in gear????????????????
Me 52, H53 Bomb drop 9/29/2014 Divorce from XH final 12/17/2014 Marriage #2 12/31/2019 5 adult (step)daughters (3 from XH's first marriage, 2 from current H's previous relationships) 6 grandkids
Are they experimenting with any off-label drugs for treatment? Yesterday I saw a trial with hydroxychloroquine plus Azithromycin with very promising results (hydroxychloroquine is not a completely benign drug for the folks reading along so don’t go running to your doctors asking for a bottle; plus we need to preserve supplies for the people who really need it. It can cause vision loss in some cases for instance). The study showed the combination reduced PCR levels to 10% in 3 days and almost zero in five. The combination was better than hydroxychloroquine alone at doing this, not sure why.
