Yes, but there will be lingering effects of loss and grieving to go around for practically everyone, and the idiots that are still pooh-poo-ing the pandemic, protesting, refusing to distance or wear PPE aren't helping matters one bit.
My biggest issue is how the losses of family members must occur in isolation-- it absolutely distresses me to no end seeing the family members unable to visit with the ill, the grief exacerbation like someone abducted and lost forever. It distresses me also to have to enter their rooms in so much garb and limit the exposure time and conversation. I try to put on a brave face and lift their spirits with some humor whenever appropriate with those aware.
At the end of the day, the increased workload and cleaning, cleaning, cleaning and ad nauseum cleaning some more of every piece of equipment used on top of the stress of how terribly ill these patients become, I'm absolutely exhausted, then still have to bag my scrubs like radioactive plutonium, shower and stilll keep my distance from pets and loved ones.
This is my third day off from my 4-tens schedule. I was so tired at the end of this week I got very little done.
And again I'll state the stupidity of the protestors, the bravado of those not compliant with PPE use in public and I can't even look at that Orange Anus Mouth without nausea now aside from hearing it blather and spin vile, delusional fabrications. THAT's the mass PTSD we're all going to need extensive healing from once we rid of that idiot.
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