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Friday Night Wine Buzz. Ask me anything. (Original Post) Aristus May 2020 OP
Right there with you Aristus! chillfactor May 2020 #1
Staying healthy. Aristus May 2020 #3
After a rough week with human patients, have you ever wondered TexasTowelie May 2020 #2
Not in the least. Aristus May 2020 #4
My brother, the respiratory therapist, TexasTowelie May 2020 #7
Also, your patients probably don't bite you or pee on you or hide in the sink. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #8
"Ask me anything" mitch96 May 2020 #5
I don't know. Aristus May 2020 #6
Can I ask another? mitch96 May 2020 #9
Please... Aristus May 2020 #10
Shoot, forgot the question and then fell asleep....... Oh well...another time... nt mitch96 May 2020 #22
what happens when a rock meets a hard place? nt SinisterPants May 2020 #11
They argue over who is harder. Aristus May 2020 #12
Do you shop for groceries or have them delivered? BlueSpot May 2020 #13
I shop for them, althought Mrs. Aristus is thinking about starting a delivery account. Aristus May 2020 #14
Who is The Fox? Wolf Frankula May 2020 #15
If I tell you, I have to tell everybody. Aristus May 2020 #16
Right! Wolf Frankula May 2020 #17
I knew you'd figure it out... Aristus May 2020 #18
Why am I going to kill myself if tRump gets in again........ a kennedy May 2020 #19
You're not going to. Aristus May 2020 #20
Why is there a creature walking around in my backyard at 3:30 this morning? In_The_Wind May 2020 #21
Depends on the creature. Aristus May 2020 #23

Aristus

(71,871 posts)
4. Not in the least.
Fri May 8, 2020, 09:50 PM
May 2020

I really respect medical providers who are able to care for patients who can't tell you where it hurts, or why it hurts, or how long it's been hurting.

I don't have that gift.

It's also why my skills don't extend to pediatrics. I have infinite respect for pediatricians. On the occasions when I've had to visit with pediatric patients, the kids themselves are almost always complete angels; it's their parents who are impossible to deal with.

TexasTowelie

(126,245 posts)
7. My brother, the respiratory therapist,
Fri May 8, 2020, 09:56 PM
May 2020

has expressed the same reservations about working with children. The DME company was looking to expand into providing ventilators and oxygen concentrators to young children and the therapists expressed the same misgivings about dealing with the parents.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(129,724 posts)
8. Also, your patients probably don't bite you or pee on you or hide in the sink.
Fri May 8, 2020, 10:05 PM
May 2020

I once asked my cats' vet if he got bitten very often and he said no, after a while you can tell when it's coming.

BlueSpot

(1,265 posts)
13. Do you shop for groceries or have them delivered?
Fri May 8, 2020, 10:36 PM
May 2020

I work from home. You don't. Curious to see if that makes a difference in this area.

Aristus

(71,871 posts)
14. I shop for them, althought Mrs. Aristus is thinking about starting a delivery account.
Fri May 8, 2020, 10:40 PM
May 2020

I'm out and about during the day; my wife is self-isolating at home, so I do the shopping.

Aristus

(71,871 posts)
16. If I tell you, I have to tell everybody.
Fri May 8, 2020, 11:03 PM
May 2020

But I'll give you a hint: He lives on the second floor of the left lower building...

Aristus

(71,871 posts)
20. You're not going to.
Fri May 8, 2020, 11:39 PM
May 2020

You can't.

Whatever else Trump fucks up in a second term, we're going to need all hands on deck to fix it.

You are forbidden to kill yourself...

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