You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more
That little bit of vaccine hesitancy they started with all of a sudden becomes full blown fear. But what truly should be the fear is what I’m watching from my desk outside their room.
ICU is not pretty. This is not grey’s anatomy. They are not sitting serenely, propped on a cloud of white pillows. Even if you are beating Covid at this point, your healthcare team is in a full blown battle to try and prevent any other very common ICU complication from happening
This means bedsores, muscle atrophy, bacterial infections on top of the viral one, maintaining nutrition by tube feeding you. They are turning you in bed every 2 hours, 24 hours a day. Cleaning your bowel movements. Deep suctioning your lungs. Constantly monitoring blood samples
And in between all of it, calling and FaceTiming with family. Reassuring. Promising they are doing all they can and more.
Survivors are talking. I hope they talk more. I hope Kenney grows a set and accepts the invitation to come walk these halls himself. Because somehow it needs to become real to people, that ICU is far worse then anything they’ve imagined a vaccine could do.
** apologies for any exhausted nurse grammar errors… already see one 
Well holy shit. I never thought my sleepy post night shift rambling would take off like this 
Thank you to everyone for your support. Really wish I would have spell checked… damn you, no editing feature…
I just want to pass on my thanks. 25 years ago I was pregnant, caught chicken pox as never got them and then pneumonia. The nurses that took care of me were priceless. Yep nothing to do with this. But a survivor does not forget the care.
Complications like two different kinds of pneumonia in three weeks. 
My husband spent 5 weeks in the ICU this spring. Unrelated to COVID (he was fully vaccinated, oh the irony). He did not make it. I can no longer watch any kind of medical show on tv, they have it so wrong. The nurses in my experience were spectacular, thank you.
So very sorry for your loss
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.
