You are not alone

I am continuing to work at the hospital. There are still discussions re: wfh, but for the time being I am going in. Our job in part is the management of nutrition support, which means calculating and ordering tube feeds and parenteral nutrition (via a central line). We manage critical care patients on ventilators, which is a pretty hot topic now. How many of you knew your states vent capacity last week? It’s incredible. We’re preparing for the worst by clearing out floors and ordering new equipment. On the flip side, I’ve been explicitly told by family members that I should quit my job because nothings as important as your health. God, I don’t know. .

As I left today I saw these sweet scribbles of encouragement. RNs, PCTs, STs, PTs, OTs, MDs, environmental crews, the kitchens, the DTRs, everyone who greases the wheels of a functional medical care facility needs this kind of encouragement.

I got into my car to leave and “Under Pressure” came on the radio. And after the initial relief that it wasn’t Vanilla Ice (🙏🏻)I kinda broke down a bit. This is hard. There’s no right way to feel. Everything is uncertain. I’ve seen a lot of encouraging stuff since we started down this road, but I have to say it feels overwhelmingly big to me now.

I send everyone lots of love and encouragement through these tough times. You are not alone.