those stories about girls that have given birth not knowing they were even pregnant bcos they had periods throughout, no cravings, used protection etc give me the absolute FEAR
I’m a nurse practitioner working in specialist palliative aged care. Let me share with you just a little bit about what happens in a residential aged care facility/‘nursing home’ that doesn’t have registered nurses 24/7 365 days of the year.
I remember reading “if you stress too much about something before it happens, you basically put yourself through it twice” and I feel like someone had to hear that today
Hey,
There’s no shame in having Covid, it’s a highly contagious virus.
There is shame in having Covid, not telling the people you’ve been around and/or continuing to hang out with ppl while knowingly sick with a highly contagious and potentially deadly virus.
✨ the vaccine is for lessening your symptoms so you are not as sick without it and reducing how many people get hospitalised so the hospitals don’t get overcrowded and healthcare workers don’t get overworked and also lessening the chance of death, pass it on ✨
The healer also needs healing. The planner also needs surprises. The giver also needs to receive. The thoughtful also needs to be thought of. The considerate also needs to be considered.
I realized I spoke more passionately about the things that upset me more than the things that brought me peace and happiness. I don’t want to be the kind of person who obsesses over their pain. I’m Learning how to change the conversation and redirect that energy creatively.
How people treat/treated you was never about you, it was about them. It’s something they’re dealing with internally, whether they realize it or not. A person treating you disrespectfully is a direct reflection of how they feel about themself. Never forget that.