#Hospice

Friend of my mom's - elderly widow - stayed in for a solid year. Finally found a vax an hour away. Eyesight poor; asked daughter to drive. Daughter did so
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Now online @bmj_latest! #COVID19 outcomes & risks @nyulangone among 5,279 patients (2,741 hospitalized). Thread with details and some special twitter bonus content. @petrillimd @jones_prof @WhiteCoatLuke @Cerf_MD @Francois1Fritz https:/
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I was wrong.Back in late January, I had multiple conversations with an awesome colleague who was raised Wuhan, China about the rapid spread of COVID19 in China.We are both indoor
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tw//covid, deathseeing all these conspiracy theories about how covid is a lie & quarantine should be canceled makes me angry beyond belief. like do you want my job? do you
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1...The MOH wants doctors to post how much they make. Ok, this is mine: I make 1.36 #Shandros (the amount Tyler makes a year for this shambles) a year before
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1/ Modifying a phrase from the game Portal: "The date is a lie."One headline yesterday read: "Colorado deaths increase by 22%" Reports and dashboards said 120 people died in Colorado
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I love @jodipicoult and her writing for SO many reasons. A thread. Shall I begin? 1. She does SO much research to get her characters perfect. The Book of Two
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My best friend and roommate had a stroke last night, and because of this goddamn pandemic there’s nothing I can do but scream at home while she withers in an
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ThreadAs always, @realDonaldTrump was right.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRh4MtyeCF0 "I think the problem might have been he might have said [shutting down the economy might cost us] maybe more lives [that COVID-19]. There's no
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Here are 3 examples of spread within family and friend groups that we learned about this week. 1 - A son lived with his father who was in hospice care
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Ok so, I just took a symptomatic friend to the hospital. You can read about that journey further down I had two hand made trifolds (with proper inner-facing) left.I asked
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This CDC thing about a small minority of the COVID deaths being among previously healthy individuals? A few thoughts. First, we already knew that SARS-CoV-2 is ruthlessly Darwinian in its
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I'm really proud of this work, but it was emotionally tough. I wonder if we talk enough about the impact of working in campaigning / policy / research through this
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One of my neighbours was in a hospice bc he was old and had cancer.He caught covid there.His funeral is next week.Dont fucking @ me with this "be nice to
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A tough week at @GlosLiveOnline - as we lost 3 colleagues to furlough - but we have continued smashing out the local news to keep Gloucestershire informed. Remember local media
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A year ago today, I sat with my dad in hospice as he died. I’m still reeling. His breathing stopped slowly, then he was gone. We didn’t deserve him, but
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