philw696
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This is from a good friend of mine in Somerset who's brother is on the front line in London.
My brother worked in an intensive care ward in London last night. He sent me this today :
" Was good today. Amazing ICU teams. Amazing nurses I worked with. Good morale albeit recognising the unrelenting case load coming in. Striking loneliness of being so unwell and risk of death with no family with you. Zoom calls arranged by nursing team so relatives can see their loved ones-,but try having a functional zoom call with an intubated, unconscious , close to death relative- heart breaking. Another awful case of daughter (in her 30s)and father both in with COVID after Christmas- both likely to die. The wife/mother having to have end of life conversations at a distance over the phone. Another 28 year old, intubated and sick- previous regular scuba diver! This variant has really increased case load, and last night drunken mob outside St Thomas’ (opposite Parliament) chanting ‘Covid is a hoax!’ - you couldn’t make it up. I think government need to be more alarmist about this variant."
Stay safe.
My brother worked in an intensive care ward in London last night. He sent me this today :
" Was good today. Amazing ICU teams. Amazing nurses I worked with. Good morale albeit recognising the unrelenting case load coming in. Striking loneliness of being so unwell and risk of death with no family with you. Zoom calls arranged by nursing team so relatives can see their loved ones-,but try having a functional zoom call with an intubated, unconscious , close to death relative- heart breaking. Another awful case of daughter (in her 30s)and father both in with COVID after Christmas- both likely to die. The wife/mother having to have end of life conversations at a distance over the phone. Another 28 year old, intubated and sick- previous regular scuba diver! This variant has really increased case load, and last night drunken mob outside St Thomas’ (opposite Parliament) chanting ‘Covid is a hoax!’ - you couldn’t make it up. I think government need to be more alarmist about this variant."
Stay safe.