ER Doc on vaccination status of Covid patients. [Click] One thing puzzles me; why are people with such minimal symptoms going to (or being taken to) the ER? It makes no sense at all. I am probably prejudiced as the result of working in a frequently busy trauma center, where the people with one gunshot wound were put in line behind those with two, who were put in line behind those with three [if their conditions were roughly similar].
And it can take weeks to get a regular doctor's appointment. Was it late October or early November when we scheduled Penny's appointment with the kidney specialist. That was for this coming Monday. But the doctor has been exposed to COVID-19, wo it is now rescheduled for Februaary 14.
I think the problem is that Americans are care=deprived and so they take advantage of any excuse to get them some. We have had a couple of decades of trying to wean people off going to emergency rooms when they feel sick by setting up clinics and less intensive providers. But, what registers with people is that they cannot be turned away. I am reminded that back in the 1980s, when it got cold in north Florida and the kitchen stove would no longer heat the hovels in which some people paid rent to live, they would go to the public hospital's emergency room for the night with some complaint. Now we have people fearful of COVID showing up for care because they understand that they cannot be turned away. These are the wages of four decades of widespread deprivation.
Goddaughter got the Covid test kit we overnighted to her. She tested positive. Her husband got the vaccine, but not her three kids. So far they seem okay.
So, the Chicago area did get snow before the end of 2021. I went to the mail box to mail some belated Christmas cards, but scrubbed plans to walk on downtown to take care of other things. Too late to change plans for dinner out, though.
Turns out my concerns about it being icy before dinner time were misplaced. Temps never got below freezing. Walking to dinner the sidewalks were mostly clear or at worst had a bit of slush.
Here's a sweet story from Richmond, Vermont, which is the next town over from mine...
What started out as a joke about a little Charlie Brown Christmas Tree found on a tree lot, grew into an idea executed by the team at Richmond Home Supply. When Dave Conant found the tree he declared "You couldn't raffle that tree off!" The tree was dressed up, displayed with home made ornaments and raffled off for $5 a ticket. The loved little tree, Richmond Home Supply and the community raised $3,205! The money was donated to The Richmond Food Shelf.
The Political Life of Dr. Oz [Click] More proof, as if it were needed, that I am socially deprived— thank Goodness!
ReplyDeleteER Doc on vaccination status of Covid patients. [Click] One thing puzzles me; why are people with such minimal symptoms going to (or being taken to) the ER? It makes no sense at all. I am probably prejudiced as the result of working in a frequently busy trauma center, where the people with one gunshot wound were put in line behind those with two, who were put in line behind those with three [if their conditions were roughly similar].
ReplyDeleteThey're scared. The want and need reassurance. And they are all the more needy if they failed to get the vaccine...also, often, out of fear.
DeleteAnd it can take weeks to get a regular doctor's appointment. Was it late October or early November when we scheduled Penny's appointment with the kidney specialist. That was for this coming Monday. But the doctor has been exposed to COVID-19, wo it is now rescheduled for Februaary 14.
DeletePoints well taken.
DeleteOh, Bill, I am so sad to hear that Penny has to wait even longer! Argh!
DeleteI hope her doctor doesn't actually get Covid, too.
I think the problem is that Americans are care=deprived and so they take advantage of any excuse to get them some.
ReplyDeleteWe have had a couple of decades of trying to wean people off going to emergency rooms when they feel sick by setting up clinics and less intensive providers. But, what registers with people is that they cannot be turned away.
I am reminded that back in the 1980s, when it got cold in north Florida and the kitchen stove would no longer heat the hovels in which some people paid rent to live, they would go to the public hospital's emergency room for the night with some complaint.
Now we have people fearful of COVID showing up for care because they understand that they cannot be turned away.
These are the wages of four decades of widespread deprivation.
Goddaughter got the Covid test kit we overnighted to her. She tested positive. Her husband got the vaccine, but not her three kids. So far they seem okay.
ReplyDeleteSo, the Chicago area did get snow before the end of 2021. I went to the mail box to mail some belated Christmas cards, but scrubbed plans to walk on downtown to take care of other things. Too late to change plans for dinner out, though.
ReplyDeleteTurns out my concerns about it being icy before dinner time were misplaced. Temps never got below freezing. Walking to dinner the sidewalks were mostly clear or at worst had a bit of slush.
DeleteHere's a sweet story from Richmond, Vermont, which is the next town over from mine...
ReplyDeleteWhat started out as a joke about a little Charlie Brown Christmas Tree found on a tree lot, grew into an idea executed by the team at Richmond Home Supply.
When Dave Conant found the tree he declared "You couldn't raffle that tree off!"
The tree was dressed up, displayed with home made ornaments and raffled off for $5 a ticket.
The loved little tree, Richmond Home Supply and the community raised $3,205!
The money was donated to The Richmond Food Shelf.
That is a very good story. Thanks for sharing.
DeleteWil and I are celebrating our engagement, 49 years ago tonight! Plus, as of today we are married 47.5 years.
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DeleteBravo!
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