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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yeah let's feel bad for these doctors who make 500k a year. Nah I feel bad for the kids we send to war. No sympathy from me. [/quote]

I'm a pediatrician. You really think I make 500K a year?

I'm going in tomorrow to be retrained as a makeshift respiratory therapist for adults -- suctioning, vent change management, all that. I'm also in a high risk category, but there isn't anyone else with the background knowledge to do it.

Doctors (and nurses, and RTs) are dying because of the high viral load we are exposed to during aerosolizing procedures like suctioning and CPR, and we don't have the proper equipment to keep us safe and working. Some of us just … die. My colleagues and I all have updated wills on our kitchen tables or other visible places. And I still have student loans, so I hope those get waived if I don't make it through, because I come from a poor Midwestern farming family.

I'm not complaining. I'm not asking you to feel bad for me. I'm just asking you not to be a jackass about this.  [/quote]

May God bless you and all the medical workers on the frontlines and give you all strength and hope. I pray you will survive this pandemic AND that your student loans will be forgiven.

I also pray that you find good moral support either in your family or friend circle. Our church is offering daily meditations and small group meeting via zoom. Perhaps your faith community has something like that. I am sure that many people would be happy to listen to you and other exhausted medical workers express your anxieties and sacrifices  if you need to talk.

Thank you so very much for all you.

😇👏🏻🙏🏾[/quote]

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