Evidently this might be fake but it rings true for me. My wife took our two year old to stay with my parents. Shes pregnant and can telework but we'd need someone to help watch our daughter while she works. I work at a hospital with minimal PPE where I'll probably be exposed and it's just better for them to be away. It's hard to just see them on skype they're worried and I very much want to hold them. It's for the best though.
Maybe this picture is BS but it's true for some out there.
EDIT: Someone posted a link to the story below so it seems legit. It's pretty similar to mine.
I should also clarify that we are not a medical hospital. We are the state psychiatric hospital so we weren't designed to handle prolonged medical crisis. This is why we dont have a lot of PPE. We arent exactly front lines on this but it's probably going to bad when it hits our level. We cant turn people away and, right now, we are having trouble discharging people. It's going to get exponentially worse if we start losing staff. Our people struggle with a lot of things with hygiene being one of the top. We try to keep distance and hygiene but when you have a suicide attempt or an acutely psychotic person attacking someone you have to step in.
There are a lot of people struggling right now. People on the edge of crisis have been pushed over and everyone is under more stress. In this time take a step back to prioritize on what is important. You're going to have to take extra care of yourselves, your family, and your friends. I know this seems impossible when everything is already stretched thin. The solution is to be extra forgiving. Of yourself. Of others. Of whatever you can. Prioritize because everything cant be important and you cannot afford to place yourself/family last. There are people who have it worse than you, help if you can and be grateful for what you have. I'm grateful everyday (when I can muster it). This has brought out the worst in people but it has also brought our the best.
I'm trying to figure out how I'll work this out. We have only a few + patients at my work now, but I know that will change quickly. I don't want to be away from my baby, but I don't want to bring this home with me.
We moved my wife out on her own for the duration. She’s a specialized nurse at Stanford and Kaiser. We FaceTime her into our house multiple times per day. Dinner, bathtime, bedtime etc. it’s tough. Our 3 he old asks every night if she’ll be there in the morning.
ghalfrunt on March 28th, 2020 at 15:45 UTC »
Evidently this might be fake but it rings true for me. My wife took our two year old to stay with my parents. Shes pregnant and can telework but we'd need someone to help watch our daughter while she works. I work at a hospital with minimal PPE where I'll probably be exposed and it's just better for them to be away. It's hard to just see them on skype they're worried and I very much want to hold them. It's for the best though.
Maybe this picture is BS but it's true for some out there.
EDIT: Someone posted a link to the story below so it seems legit. It's pretty similar to mine.
I should also clarify that we are not a medical hospital. We are the state psychiatric hospital so we weren't designed to handle prolonged medical crisis. This is why we dont have a lot of PPE. We arent exactly front lines on this but it's probably going to bad when it hits our level. We cant turn people away and, right now, we are having trouble discharging people. It's going to get exponentially worse if we start losing staff. Our people struggle with a lot of things with hygiene being one of the top. We try to keep distance and hygiene but when you have a suicide attempt or an acutely psychotic person attacking someone you have to step in.
There are a lot of people struggling right now. People on the edge of crisis have been pushed over and everyone is under more stress. In this time take a step back to prioritize on what is important. You're going to have to take extra care of yourselves, your family, and your friends. I know this seems impossible when everything is already stretched thin. The solution is to be extra forgiving. Of yourself. Of others. Of whatever you can. Prioritize because everything cant be important and you cannot afford to place yourself/family last. There are people who have it worse than you, help if you can and be grateful for what you have. I'm grateful everyday (when I can muster it). This has brought out the worst in people but it has also brought our the best.
I love you all.
area-woman on March 28th, 2020 at 16:22 UTC »
I'm trying to figure out how I'll work this out. We have only a few + patients at my work now, but I know that will change quickly. I don't want to be away from my baby, but I don't want to bring this home with me.
ohyeahwell on March 28th, 2020 at 17:13 UTC »
We moved my wife out on her own for the duration. She’s a specialized nurse at Stanford and Kaiser. We FaceTime her into our house multiple times per day. Dinner, bathtime, bedtime etc. it’s tough. Our 3 he old asks every night if she’ll be there in the morning.