with this administration one can never know. they lie so much. funny how folks on the right chastise those on the left for speaking out about this and questioning it and even wishing some ill on the potus...a bit disingenuous as they have spent years wishing horrible things to happen to Obama, the Clintons, Pelosi, Schiff..the list goes on and on...but the right has had a very different set of rules and standards for themselves for decades now.
that is exactly why all these people are testing positive around Trump. they refuse to do the basic protections against this virus and seem to have magical thinking that they will all come out fine. that may well be true in some ways. while the rest of us would have to suffer through, many without access to even basic healthcare these guys live off of our tax dollars and are all getting the finest healthcare offered. trump was fast tracked to an experimental treatment that us common folk are not privy to. this despite the fact that he has probably not paid more than a few thousand in personal taxes for years.
it's hard to know if this is all a ruse meant to move attention away from his crazy talking at the debates, his wink, wink comment to the white supremacists, the new york times damming tax story....so much. does he just want sympathy and is being hospitalized with barely a temperature and minimal symptoms or is he much more sick than any of them want to let on
the timeline seems highly questionable. he supposedly gets tested about daily so he tests positive on Friday morning and is hospitalized by Friday night. that makes zero sense. he no doubt tested positive days ago and hid that fact. he was late to the debates so was too late for their testing process. was that planned so that his positive test status could be kept secret. no doubt they figured he wouldn't get sick at all, because this thing is no big deal. how many did he selfishly expose this week. that is way too quick.
the word is the initial exposure was at a planning meeting with several, who have also now tested positive. it was for the debate. he's attended several things this week, of course, so who knows how many others will have been exposed. Chris Christie has just been admitted. he's obese and asthmatic...but will no doubt get access to the new treatments. the rich and the poor have different care. these same people all attended an announcement ceremony for the potential person to be pushed through to RBG spot. seems justice that many will have been exposed here...was RBG getting a dig in from the great beyond?
Kelly Conway also tested positive...one wonders if she quit to save her marriage why she is still involved at this level. that is a whole other story that is no doubt packed with lies.
more likely he is far more ill then they wish to let on. some theories are starting to fly. will he use this to get out of the next debate? will he try to use this to delay or cancel the election? will he use this to drop out and turn it over to Pence so he can pardon him before leaving office? every day with this administration is a roller coaster ride. i want it over. i want boring. i want my government to run without all this drama.
i have enough drama in my own life...and i really don't live a drama filled life. i prefer happy and peaceful.
love this one of Tusker rolling around. he's such a happy dog. this are mostly from either Arctic Valley or Independence Mine. the colors were just so amazing.
the leaves are coming down quickly now.
busy work week. my number came up and i worked the ICU Covid unit. thoughts of what my brother said crossed my mind many times that night....how my job is "easy" or "simple". full disclosure i did ream him out and he did apologize, but words we say can be impactful and even if you move past the cruelty of the comments the words themselves can remain. which is why people really should be careful when they speak. you just never know how impactful your words will be on someone else. it was a busy night with the donning and doffing as we call it. it's exhausting and stressful. you are face to face with the viral enemy. it was not easy or simple at all, quite the opposite.
steps have been taken to try to limit your time in the rooms but these are critically ill patients and so you are in those rooms a large chunk of your time.
i gotta say....another trump follower foolishness...they all say how much they love that trump speaks his mind and says just what he is thinking but then when what he says and thinks is totally offensive they back pedal and say he was just being sarcastic or that we are misinterpreting what he said or that he just didn't say this or that, no matter if there are tapes of his saying just that.
anyway....it was a busy and stressful night. once you get ventilated with this you have a long haul and even after over a month of icu cares, trach, peg....you still may end up dying. it's brutal. if you survive there is a high chance you will have permanent disability related to the virus.
you know you are someplace unique the minute you walk in the unit. the iv pumps are outside the room. several iv extensions take the medicine from outside the room, across the wall and then dangling above you before dropping back to the patients bed and into their iv's.
some wear hoods but i went with the n95, surgical mask and all the other usual gowns, double gloves...it takes time to get in and out of. i feel safer wearing the mask more consistently in units like this and ER. the less i'm exposed the better. of course, i felt bathed in Covid by the time i dragged my tired ass out of work and headed home. i hit the shower immediately. now the countdown begins as it always does these days. the temperature checks, the oximeter checks, the questioning if this is a new symptom or if my cough is worse or not. i do still try to keep the neurosis at work and find my peace at home. it's not easy after a night bathed in covid though.
my next night i was in the ER so the n95/surgical mask repeat. i am now taking face wipes and on breaks i am washing my face a bit in hopes to stop more zits from forming. i also figured out that i could make a copy of my badge scanner and put it on my face shield. we have to scan our badges for doing blood sugars so that worked well. others thought that was a good idea, it may spread a bit.
ER was fairly busy. i was in the back side so they could morph me into a hold nurse....my old magic remains and people just kept getting rooms. after i moved my last patient out i gave breaks. they would not let me leave though because ICU had no admitability without me and there were several cased in house that were feared to need to be moved back to a higher level of care.
i did end up going home an hour early. i work a variety of units. many that very few nurses would ever be willing to do..so again, that makes it even more ridiculous that my job would be seen as easy or simple. even the other nurses i work with in these various units see me as a bit of a super nurse because i go to the units i go to. it really just is indicative of how little my family knows me and what i do.
sad though. was talking with a friend in CA last night. my friends there often check in, worry about what unit i may be working on. my family, in many cases, just seems to gloss over the fact that i work around covid at all. they don't really seem to show any interest or concern whatsoever. i do have my real family amongst my family so thankful for them and for the many friends who have stepped up in my life as family.
i am moving slow today. i woke up fairly early, fed the cats and then next thing i realized it was nearly noon. took me more time to drag myself out of bed. just realizing i haven't fed the dogs....they have food available, but i haven't given them their official breakfast yet.
ER, you just never know when you are being exposed. you do quite a lot of nasal swab testing. one patient did test positive but i had just taken that one over and had little interaction with that patient. psych and covid, alcohol and covid, drugs and covid....those are just added challenges.
still may head over to the beach. low tide is fast approaching and i'm still not ready to get outside.
it was rainy when i woke but the sun is out now. need to get out there. the light is looking pretty sweet.
my last night was in what is officially the CICU but is now located where the old CTICU was located because the Covid Cove is now where the old CICU was. always confusing. my patient load was fairly sweet...one could even say easy by comparison to the rest of my week.
did try to watch the debates before work the other day. it wasn't easy. what a shit show.
Wallace had little control, but in truth nobody can control the maniac Trump. he is now, surprise, surprise, being trashed by the right because he made a few comments about how surprised he was. he really believed trump would behave...how did anyone believe that?
trump was given the opportunity to denounce white supremacy outright and of course, he did not. he told the proud boy organization to "stand by"...his followers later said he didn't mean it or that he didn't say it or whatever foolishness i guess they have to tell themselves every day to continue to support this boorish, racist, ranting fool.
he went after Biden like the bully he is. when Biden defended his son who had passed away and defended the military that Trump has called losers, Trump ignored that and went after his other son. Biden stood up for his remaining son. said he was proud of him for overcoming his drug issues and that he loved him. he then spoke about how many American families are dealing with drug addiction. often he would just ignore trump and look right at camera and speak to the Americans, which seemed wise. he has a known stutter, which i think trump plotted to try to capitalize on...that is what a cruel ass he is
i think the rights constant cry that Biden has dementia backfired a bit on them. honestly it made the bar fairly low for Biden...trump was constantly interrupting and yelling and bullying. i had to look away and turn off the tv a few times. i screamed for them to shut up trump. he was taking all the air out of the room with his constant interruptions. he looked like a mad man at times. i suspect his followers never see this side of him. they clean up his comments for places like fox. at his rallies and on fox he's not challenged. he looks very different when surrounded by the sane.
so a kind of crazy week all around. i raked leaves and threw the tennis ball in the back yard for a few days between shifts.
it was supposed to be high winds yesterday but it was not really as high as called for it seems. i did sleep in yesterday and then raked and then i just headed for a rambling walk at the dog park. the dogs were so excited to be out.
Ivy wasn't as keen on getting into these boxes at the mine.
Tusker was game though.
some of these shots turned out really nicely. i posted several from the mine on an Alaska Life page on facebook. there were nearly 400 shares and i think 1200 likes. so that was a fun positive thing. they are all iphone shots. i have been a lazy photographer this summer....well since covid really. no idea why but...i do have some pictures on my big camera but i've been slow looking through those.
i need to look through them and then i really need to sit down and get the calendar and Christmas card written.
some traditions should continue. normalcy is good for the soul.
may look at weather and see if we can manage a pumpkin massacre on the back deck during more daylight hours i guess. open air, small gathering may be good.
my gut is acting up after my breakfast...i rarely eat bacon but it had sounded good. then i remember why i rarely eat bacon. haha....
low tide is soon....would still like to get to the beach. i have a few errands to run as well.
really need to get the Skelly crew up and ready for Halloween.
i've been debating chopping off my hair again...figure Covid will only get worse as the days turn to winter. gotta get my flu shot...i know i'll work that covid unit again. i don't mind doing my rotation in there. i had told the charge that i was good with just the one shift and that i also work ER so get plenty of exposure there as well in case anyone things i'm not doing my fair share. i do have chronic respiratory issues so i'd rather keep my exposures as low as i can. you do have to take your turn though, it's only fair.
thankful for : A. that i was able to go so long before my covid unit rotation came up. B. that my furs are tolerant of my lazy days and happy to chase the tennis ball in the yard on those days C. fall....it's just so amazing and beautiful and inspirational
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