On the stump

 

That's a picture of our beautiful daughter and her friend at work. The super nursing twins. A big shout out to all the medical professionals who haven't left their jobs from exhaustion and burn-out. Who could blame them?

We don't hear much about our "healthcare heroes" anymore. I suppose that comes from the collective desire to put the pandemic behind us. 

Guess what. It's the start of another winter, and these nurses are still bundling up and giving Covid tests to sick people in the cold parking lot of a remote clinic. And day after day, trying to convince people to get vaccinated for their own health, their loved ones, and the community. 

I don't usually stump on the blog, but how tragic that a global health crisis became so divisive in our country, especially at the one time we should be pulling together.  

Each person who goes to the trouble and takes the slight risk of getting vaccinated makes it safer for those who don't. Just like childhood immunizations. Thank you. And those same people who "don't trust the science" expect the best and most innovative medical science has to offer when they get sick.  Enough said.  

I try not to be angry or bitter, there's too much of that in the world, but it's impossible not to feel frustrated when your beloved daughter and her coworkers still have boots on the ground. For two long years.