I am in awe of the courage my patients show when I tell them they need intubation.
For some, I know my words will be the last they hear.
To the 788 Ontario families with loved ones battling #covid19 in the ICU today, please know they’re not fighting alone.
#onhealth#onpoli
In the ED we have expanded, overstaffed & built new ways of working. The time has come when we realize it may not be enough. I'm proud of this work and will not look back with regret that we could have done more. Now we start damage control. To my colleagues, please be strong.
I’m starving. Thirsty. Tired. I wore my N95 mask for 7 hours straight. Careful to conserve my #PPE.
Then I go see a 72 yr old man with poor lung function & #COVIDー19, on oxygen.
“I don’t want to die on a machine. I want to see the blue sky.”
So I sat. And we watched the sky.
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