I work as an SLT on hospital wards affected by #COVID19 . I found out from occupational health yesterday that I’ll have to stop coming to work & work from home due to being in a very high risk group due my asthma history. I’m finding this very hard to deal with, to be honest. /1

The (irrational, I know) guilt of not being on the ‘front line’ any more, where I feel I should be, is really getting to me. If any other SLTs are in a similar situation & want to share ideas of things we can do to help support our teams in hospital, please let me know. /2

From a CPD perspective, I’m looking to continue with CTDM (thanks @dr_deglutition )& @MedBridgeEd courses,as well as reviewing literature,particularly around post-extubation dysphagia& trache. I’m also looking to finish MBSImP, if anyone wants to get in for the joint discount /3

I suppose another important thing is to make sure I come out the other side & not let the irrational thoughts of guilt & frustration take over. So will be important to focus on mental and physical health as well. Good buddies like @HarrietEJohnson have already helped with this /4

Thanks for reading this stream of consciousness, writing it down seemed more constructive than shouting it out the window.