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May 7, 20202 min read
I know what to do at home
So I've had a hard time describing what's been going on lately. Really, I've been too tired to go into the everyday struggle and have...
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Status quo.
We had a patient die overnight. This is not unusual. I come back to the ICU every morning and someone has died. Of course I make a...
May 3, 20202 min read
Another Day!
Day 23 in New Jersey and day 10 in this ICU, but it seems like I have been here for three months! When I arrived back in the ICU this...
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As Good As It Gets
It takes me about twenty minutes to drive to Clara Maase. As I drive, I think about what awaits me in the ICU. I prepare myself for...
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Apr 28, 20203 min read
Hard Decisions
During my ICU shift, two patients died today. Both patients were DNR, do not resuscitate. Their families had made the decision that...
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Yesterday, an easy day.
Yesterday I was off for several hours. I had a different shift. Several of my partners from Reno had arrived, and I was so glad to see...
Apr 23, 20203 min read
A HORRENDOUS DAY
I started my second day at Clara Maas hospital. It started out as an easier day since I knew the paients from yesterday. However, I...
Apr 22, 20202 min read
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Apr 20, 20202 min read
Difficult night
Started at 4 pm at a different ICU tonight. This ICU has twelve patients, obviously all on ventilators, all with COVID ,all critically...
Apr 20, 20201 min read
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