From the Frontlines

[Cane4Dems]

I'm an internal medicine resident at a large county hospital. This past week has probably been one of the toughest weeks of my life.
We are inundated with large number of cases and we don't have enough equipment.

All this bullshit about millions of masks, gloves, gowns, thousands of new vents that Trump got us is straight up false.

My co-residents and I are struggling to even find one simple mask (not even a N95) for the whole damn day.

Please take this infection seriously. Please stay at home. If you have gloves or masks, please donate to your local hospital.

I am shook to my core and extremely scared. Honestly, I lie to parents every night when I say "I'm fine. Don't worry" over the phone. I am convinced I will get Covid-19. These next few weeks are going to be a nightmare.

Keep us in your thoughts and prayers.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Thank you for what you do.

[Permanut]

2. You are definitely in the front lines..

You are a hero.

Thank you.

[redwitch]

3. I was just messaging with a friend also on the front lines.

They are about to run out of masks where she is in Upstate NY and another friend’s daughter at a hospital on Long Island gets one mask to use every day. This is a disgrace! We’ve been caught flat footed and it is awful that we can’t protect the people on the front lines. I pray you remain healthy and safe!

[Hermit-The-Prog]

4. Can those nitrile gloves at your local Harbor Freight be sterilized without coming apart?

[Maraya1969]

9. I was thinking about this today. I wore gloves to the store and instead of throwing them

out when I took them off I kept them. I'm thinking of making a sterilizing solution and soaking them for some minutes and using them again.

I believe I have enough for myself but with our hospitals needing so many supplies I also have been thinking of donating some.

Also I have been thinking about making some of these hand made masks. This is the type of project that would be fun to do with others but.....

[Buckeye_Democrat]

5. Thank you so much!!

Please stay safe!! Don’t risk your needed skills without proper protection!!

[StarryNite]

6. Thank you, you are a hero.

You're in my thoughts and prayers along with all the rest who are on the front lines fighting this horrific battle.

[renate]

7. There will be movies and documentaries about you and your compatriots

Like the ones about WWI and WWII.

You’re putting your lives on the line for us.

You are so heroic. Thank you so much.

[marlakay]

8. I figure the only thing I can do

And my fellow citizens is stay home as much as possible.

I don’t have a mask or I would give it up.

Thank you for not giving up, my daughter 40, manager of 400 people in public business is always telling me I am fine. I know she meets with strangers from all over daily and because she is surrounded by republicans and leans that way she thinks its overblown flu. Her business may be closed down soon, she runs large Honda dealership.

Hard not to worry as a mom, I am sure your parents are concerned but proud of you.

[Marrah_Goodman]

10. I am going to start making masks tomorrow

There is a cdc compliant pattern online and on youtube. My daughter and step-grandaughter are both CNAs. Going to send them to them so they can share them with co-workers.

https://www.courierpress.com/story/news/2020/03/18/coronavirus-deaconess-ask-public-provide-medical-face-masks/2865273001/?fbclid=IwAR1BEDIcpKNo9AV28iCLx8v1ml2kfAX56AZeePph7HvrJhy-5xBmb1QqXB4

You can find the PDF pattern link there.

[SunSeeker]

11. May God be with you.

I don't know what else to say other than thank you.

[ancianita]

12. You are a great soul. Rest. God, the universe and your badass ancestors be with you.

Take everything in that your body needs and get lots of rest.

[duforsure]

13. You don't know how much everyone thanks you for your services now

And how much we understand how trump is doing you like the Governors , and how he does contractors, he stiffs them like he's doing to you , and the Governors , and is about to do to us with his stiffing us with his stimulus . trump is still claiming he's doing a great job while doing this to our great medical professionals. His lying now just exposes himself as a complete failure , with everything.

[yuiyoshida]

14. do your best,...

がんばってください。

[cp]

15. You and your coworkers are in our hearts

If there is anything we non-medical people can do to help--besides staying home and physically distancing--please let us on DU know.
And, THANK YOU.

[projectiboga]

16. soap and water b4 you remove the gloves

Hi,
Many folks are missing the issue that alcohol isn't too good vs the virus as opposed to bacteria. Soap and water, scrubbing to make friction is what breaks and removes the virus, along with bacteria.

if you wear gloves out side wash your hands with the gloves on, take the gloves off, remove your outside clothes, then wash your hands again.

Sanitizer isn't too useful vs the corona virus.