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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 wish that scenes could somehow be shown on tv and cable. Jut like we watched the Vietnam War battles every night during supper. There was no question that that was not a hoax!
Great read. Thank you for taking the time. I have often said the Republican mantra on COVID is if you’re not dead you’re fine. Wonder how many would embrace your description here of “fine”. Stay safe
This graphic stuff should be made more known! Two years ago I was in the hospital and had that tube feeding thing. Just getting it in was horrible.
Thank you for your perspective.
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