Kind nurses can make challenging days a whole lot better. This afternoon, the 2 (very busy) staff nurses on the ward brought me an unopened box of biscuits so I could have the first pick ๐๐
S: sat on @EDI_Airport floor with my @Ryanair flight delayed by 2hrs50 and counting
B: got up at 03:50 this morning after finishing a 75hr week last night
A: warm ++, tired +++, hangry ++, sad +
R: encourage oral intake, keep NOK up to date (with moans), pool time this PM ๐ฅบ๐นโ๏ธ
Going to an ophthalmology appt after my first night-shift of the week has felt like some bizarre sleep deprivation test - having my eyes forcibly held open whilst bright lights are repeatedly shined into themโฆand just generally being tested on how well I can see #asuboptimalplan
Day at work started with a patient repeatedly telling me I wasnโt a doctor (great for the imposter syndrome)๐ง
Day at work ended by me finding the on-call room I booked in advance and was given a key to, filled with someone elseโs stuff (for the 2nd time in as many months)โฆ๐ฅบ
Yesterday evening I finished an 82hr 7day week.
Today I have had 1 day off.
Tomorrow I go back to a 12.5hr shift and recommence the same shift pattern.
Iโm very very tired.
Thatโs it - thatโs the tweet ๐คท๐ผโโ๏ธ
(Great Med Regs and my top-notch fiancรฉ have been big helps)
As we wait for @BorisJohnsonโs delayed press conference to announce a delayed lockdown:
Today there are 21,915 new cases of Covid, 10,928 in hospital and 327 deaths.
On 21st Sept - the day SAGE called for lockdown - there were 5,594 new cases, 368 in hospital and 28 deaths.
Tomorrow Iโm seeing my parents for the first time in 7mths and I am SO excited. Weโll be meeting outside, and keeping 2m apart (which obviously means no hugs ๐๐)...but after months of shielding followed by 7 incredibly full-on, exhausting weeks as a new FY1, I CANNOT WAIT
"If you don't educate people, they'll keep growing up in that sort of society and you'll not get meaningful change."
Michael Holding and @ejrainfordbrent say that institutionalised racism must be eradicated for the good of humanity. #BlackLivesMatter
Just finished reading @MichelleObamaโs truly brilliant book โBecomingโ. She is such an inspiring, loving, incredible woman ๐ Iโd also like to think weโd be great friends (partly) based on our shared love of hugs and desire to give them out as often as possible โค๏ธ๐๐