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Today, towards the end of my shift, I video called the relatives of a patient who is not going to make it. We usually do that in my hospital if it’s something they want. This patient’s son asked for a few minutes of my time. He then sang a song for his dying mother.
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Please, please wear masks. I don’t know about other people but I’m physically and mentally exhausted with crazy shifts and calling more deaths than I did in all my years of service combined. If you still don’t care, please go inside COVID units as my proxy. Thanks.
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“Men are protectors” yes all those men standing there and watching are the protectors and the one with the weapon is also the protector. I feel very protected watching this.
On a busy street in Mumbai's Vasai, man kills a 20-year-old girl with a spanner in broad daylight- Watch.
#ViralVideo
#Vasai
#Crime
#Mumbai
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Me and the nurses stood there. We shakes our heads, our eyes moist. The nurses went back one by one to their allocated patients and attended to them or the alarms of vents/dialysis units. This song is changed for us, for me at least. This song will always be theirs.
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He sang Tera Mujhse Hai Pehle Ka Nata Koi. I just stood there holding the phone, looking at him looking at his mother and singing. The nurses came over and stood in silence. He broke down in the middle but finished the verse. He asked her vitals, thanked me and hung up.
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On April 30, 2016, I found this little guy sitting outside the hospital. Puppies aren’t left unsupervised for long. They usually don’t just sit near crowded areas. This one sat there patiently. His mouth didn’t seem normal from a distance. On taking a closer look, I was horrified
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Today is the first day I shifted two patients out of the COVID ICU and didn’t receive any others in their place. Let’s please just keep this up. Don’t go out unless absolutely necessary, mask, distance, isolate if you have symptoms and get tested. Take the vaccine when able.
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I have nothing against anybody making more money than me. But doesn’t it feel bad seeing the disparity between what cricketers and movie stars make and what the doctor/nurse looking after your ailing relatives makes?
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Not going to crop out names from now. Let this be known. Accountability begins now.
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In the three years of his child’s life, this man hasn’t ever had to be the primary caregiver. Says a lot about how comfortably absent men can be as fathers and never be made to feel like bad fathers. A woman posting something similar would be ripped to shreds.
Wife is out of town for a few days.
Just me and the kid. He is 3.
Goal 1 - Keep him safe and away from injury.
Goal 2 - Achieve goal 1.
Please send tips - this is the first time I am alone with him for so long.
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With permission, the people mentioned here are Mrs Sanghamitra Chatterjee and her son Mr Soham Chatterjee. My deepest condolences. You, your voice, your quiet dignity, are her legacy.
@sohamchatt
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A 28yo woman died of post-covid myocarditis today. She was asymptomatic and treated at home and then developed complications after being declared negative. Let that sink in.
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You can deny it all you want but there is no place like India.
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Before the COVID crisis, we had 1 doctor for every 5 ICU patients. Now we have 1 doctor for 20 ICU patients. Relatives of patients still expect hourly updates, multiple people from same family calling for individualised conversations with doctors. People just don’t understand.
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My molester got terminated from the workplace. After almost 3 years. After harassing more women. Because he molested someone in a department that would’ve put the corporate side of the hospital in jeopardy. Either way, good riddance. Finally.
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Ward full, HDU full, ICU only 1 bed empty. Brace yourselves, Kolkata. Mask up.
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And these people will advocate for men’s mental health while bringing down perfectly decently dressed men trying to do their best with what they have. Clowns.
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I’m a 30+ unmarried woman proudly flying off to attend a myriad of family functions where I will answer all (if any, because my family is awesome) questions about my marital status with ZERO embarrassment or stress. Please stop going out if you have a problem with us women. 🫰🏻
Wherever I go I am seeing a lot of 30+ unmarried girls. What were parents doing ? Some 30+ girls in my relation have started avoiding attending functions due to embarrassment. It's time to bring back the trend of marriage within 24 years for girls and 30 years for boys.
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Can we just quarantine everybody who attended Kumbh Mela for 14 days? Testing on 14th day and then release.
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Somebody at work spread a rumour about me. They said that there’s CCTV recording of me with a male colleague in a questionable/compromising position. I was the last person to know. When I heard, I went to admin, found out there’s no such video. Escalating it, I’m so exhausted.
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My brother(35), his wife(29) and their baby(3 months) are all positive because their neighbour came over asking for a thermometer for their child’s fever. Make of it what you will. The virus is ruthless and it can get to you when you least expect it to. Stay safe, everyone.
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Halo left my place with his rubber chicken toy and a piece of my heart. ❤️
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Women dancing on the streets without harming anybody is a huge problem and women empowerment and all of that is being questioned. But this everyday hooliganism and violence perpetrated by men resulting in grievous hurt is “boys being boys” and “NotAllMen”
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Men who don’t acknowledge the invisible labour women are expected to perform in marriages day in and day out thanklessly, please spare us and don’t get married. Every aspect depicted is a glaring reality in so many marriages around us. It’s shocking that men are still in denial.
Those women who have this perspective of marriage.... please spare us and don't get married. 🙏
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I have tested positive today. Please don’t take Covid lightly. Exercise caution. Limit going out, wear a mask if you must. Get your vaccine if you haven’t or your booster when eligible. Consult a physician if you have symptoms. Take care of yourself and stay safe, all of you.
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To all those who consulted doctors on SM during a crisis, stand with us now.
#iStandWithDoctors
#StopViolenceAgainstDoctors
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Thanks to aalsi women, so many men have jobs now. You’re welcome.
The number of Swiggy orders in the building is directly proportional to lazy women living there 🤪
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The data supporting masking that I swear by is that I haven’t tested positive even once after working in covid units ever since it hit us last year. I’ve lost skin while removing the tape around my mask, my skin has worsened by extensive mask usage, my head and face hurt bad but+
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When someone else plays the game you created, you don’t like it anymore, do you? When patriarchy created by men hurts men, they blame women.
Thank you for objectifying men.
Thank you for making men realise they are nothing up a monthly paycheck.
Thank you for making men realise that their value is based on their employer. I am sure you aren't going to choose the ones who are in BYJU's or TCS, Accenture, etc.
Thank
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Both are essential for proper treatment. I’m so sick of people assuming things about doctors and how medicine works and passing value judgement and ending up creating more of a divide. Ask us what our problems are without deciding for us!
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The reasoning that men receive better medical care than women because they are earning members at large is proof that only paid labour is valued. It’s women’s unpaid labour that practically builds families and keeps households functional. Women make ~80% live organ donors while +
@Anushthesiology
Men receive better medical care than women because men are earning member of family
Not due to some gender based discrimination against women.
But u will see leftist ppl claiming that women dont receive good medical care due to gender discrimination
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For once a Bollywood celeb is saying the medically correct thing on a public platform like a responsible human being who did their research and stayed on the right side of science. And people are trolling her for it. Health is least understood by you lot.
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How many are fully vaccinated here? Make some noise. Let’s talk about vaccine hesitancy. Let’s tackle vaccine hesitancy.
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A school friend got in touch after years because he got COVID. He was panicking about mucor as much as COVID. Reassured him and prescribed standard meds for mild symptoms. He responded to treatment beautifully and sent this as a token of appreciation.
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Boys, as usual, can’t/don’t/won’t cook, they will only complain about women not cooking for them.
Girls nowadays can drink
like their father, but can't
cook like their mother.
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We have epidemiologists in the country. They’re some of the best epidemiologists out there. Yet, they weren’t tasked with handling the pandemic. I will never know why. I will never know why policy makers are always the ones who have no practical experience in that field of work.
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Th pantry staff in hospitals deserves special mention. Ensuring dietary restrictions and requirements are fulfilled, delivering the right meal to the right person. They’re serving food by foregoing every meal time themselves. They’re always the last to eat, after every service.
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Ambulances lining up outside every hospital. Patients in cars, rickshaws, sitting with oxygen. Consider yourself very lucky if you have a home and a job right now, and if your family is safe. Please do everything possible to keep it that way. It’s a nightmare out here.
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I didn’t test positive. I’ve distanced from family for almost 10 months. I’ve not done anything “fun” outside. I haven’t gone on leisure trips for my mental health. I’ve survived. I haven’t contributed to the pandemic. And it’s been a total waste. Thanks, you know who you are.
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How many of you here would realistically show up to work the next day after seeing videos of your colleague being beaten up mercilessly, bleeding all over? No need to answer. Just think. Think about the doctors on duty now. We will show up for our shift tomorrow, like every day.
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The thought behind the tweet was that no matter how much these celebs make, nobody expects them to do anything for anybody. Doctors on the other hand are expected to serve. Their jobs and their salaries are an eye-sore. Nurses are most exploited and they make peanuts.
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Everybody who reached out for consults over Twitter DMs and I replied, I can see how you don’t support doctors when we need you. DMs will be acknowledged from mutuals only henceforth, unless there’s a special circumstance. Support works both ways. You know who you are. Stay away.
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Not all men but somehow always a man. Men like these are why there are so many unmarried women in their thirties just refusing to “settle” for rubbish.
I’m a 30+ unmarried woman proudly flying off to attend a myriad of family functions where I will answer all (if any, because my family is awesome) questions about my marital status with ZERO embarrassment or stress. Please stop going out if you have a problem with us women. 🫰🏻
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It just hit me that it’s been almost two years working through Covid and I have managed to not get infected. In spite of working countless hours inside Covid Units. Masks work. Distancing works. Vaccines work. Waiting for my booster due in a couple of weeks now.
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He kept making progress. He kept growing up. He started becoming active, like puppies should be. We were soon able to move him out of the shelter to be fostered.
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Dogs don’t attack unless provoked. No living being deserves any form of violence. It takes a few seconds to cause harm but it takes weeks to heal, provided one has access to medical help. If you’re scared, don’t go near dogs. There’s no reason to intentionally hurt them.
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When this comes from the Chairperson for the National Commission for Women, you know the country is definitely not safe for women, native or foreign. Listening to victims and to the very few who volunteer to be their voice is the first thing you should know how to do.
Did you ever report the incident to Police? If not than you are totally an irresponsible person. Writing only on social media and defaming whole country is not good choice.
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45,000+ confirmed cases in India today. Here we go. Mask up. Brace yourselves.
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But please tell me why feminism is limited to privileged women complaining about who will pick them up from airports at 3am and who will make the tea once they get back with their heavy luggage. Also waiting for all the “women are gold-diggers” men to justify this.
A pregnant woman was made to hold onto the rope in the well full of water for dowry.
She kept begging for mercy,Heart breaking💔
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All seven of my fever patients from the past two days have tested positive for Covid. Consultations have increased, both online and offline. N95 masks should have been household items by now.
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The whole theliverdr blocked me but I support him so I’m the bigger person on medtwitter has got to stop. Get over yourselves. A doctor debunking harmful health practices has been taken to court for saying the right thing. It could be you next. This is about doing the right thing
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Everything is manageable except the cough and weakness. It’s bad. And I have help. I have my family leaving me food, I have people who can pick up meds if needed or drive me to hospital. Massive respect for those doing it for themselves without help. You are superheroes. Really.
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Symptoms that we’re noticing (alphabetically) -
Congestion
Cough
Fatigue
Fever
Headache
Malaise
Running nose
Sore throat/throat discomfort
Monitor yourself. Stay safe.
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Arranged marriages are arrangements. Both parties are looking to find someone that matches their requirements. Why are people pretending like they don’t know it happens? Gold-digging men with dowry demands masked in the form of “gift exchange” are crying the hardest.
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Once he moved into foster homes, there was no looking back. He was only on liquid feeds but he started to show interest in eating.
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It was soon time for him to go back to his foster family. The only reason I let him go, was the fact that a little girl had grown incredibly fond of him. Halo went back to play with her.
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Those two weeks off work were my best spent staycation. I watched him eat and play and relax and grow out his bed.
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Quarantine if you’ve been exposed and test on Day 5. Test and isolate if you have symptoms or are positive. If, for whatever reason, you don’t want to get tested, isolate for 2 weeks and do not expose anybody else to yourself. This is basic. It’s not that difficult to understand.
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The third wave is supposed to hit in October. Be prepared. Be vigilant. Don’t be complacent.
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Indians living abroad, if you’ve never lived here, you don’t know the struggles of getting the simplest of things done. Those who have lived here and know, don’t make statements about how far off this country is from the ideal country image. We know. We’re trying to do our best.
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Anybody condemning the violence in Bengal will be labelled a Sânghi. Human life has no importance. Human suffering only matters when it gets you political traction. Slowly but surely, every decent person will leave.
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I moved him into my home for a few weeks to try to improve his nutritional status and to see if we could initiate solid food - and did it work!
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He was due to get his metal implants removed the week after. One morning, I woke up to find that both of his wires had come off, thanks to his rubber chicken toy. He seemed fine, a very confirmed over video call.
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I remember the time in college when a guy from my batch thought that if he was the shoulder I would cry on them I’d automatically become his girlfriend. So he morphed a picture of mine, put my name, number and “rate” and circulated it. I received 30-40 calls/week from men.
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COVID made a 40yo woman lose her 26-week IVF pregnancy(3rd attempt), require ventilation, go on the ECMO days ago. She’s still on ECMO, still struggling. I doubt there’s very much we can do. The only thought keeping her going is that she’ll see her baby when she’s better.
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Budding doctors will leave. Medical aspirants will change their minds. Remaining doctors will practice defensive medicine. You are making it so much worse for yourself. Doctors are asking for scheduling NEETPGcounselling so residents who were supposed to join the workforce, can.
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So, I recently found out people lend money to their house helps and charge interest? Like what sort of a person do you have to be to do that?
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“No man can replace the care of a woman” translates into “no men will work that much/that dedicatedly for no respect, no acknowledgement, no pay”.
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You’re not paying doctors for the 5 minutes that they talk to you and diagnose you. You’re paying them for the years of training they had to take to be able to diagnose you in 5 minutes.
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My harasser just got promoted. Please tell me again how difficult it is for men who abuse women in the workplace to save their careers. Please talk about fake cases. Please also know that unresolved cases get added to the fake case numbers.
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We have no covid inpatients today. I waited so long to be able to say this. I feel old and it feels surreal but quite wonderful.
It started with that first patient in every hospital. That number went on to run in millions. The battle with the virus for every living person all over the world isn’t over till the last patient is discharged from the last hospital. Till then, stay committed. Mask. Vaccinate.
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It’s been a difficult week but I’m glad to be going back to work. Grateful for everyone who reached out to ask about me. You’ve made me feel infinitely better, thank you. Let’s do this.
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Symptom check:
Day 7 of illness and most of my symptoms have subsided. Only a nagging cough remains which is getting better slowly. They weren’t kidding about the weakness and brain fog, you need to experience it to understand it. I hope you don’t have to.
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Had 28-week pregnant mother with increasing oxygen requirement answer my question on how she got exposed. “I needed a haircut, I had a photo shoot planned with my bump.”
I have been cutting my own hair since April 2020. Priorities.
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A part of his lower jaw was broken and hanging, the proximal end jutting out of the soft tissue. It seemed as if he had been abandoned by his mother and hadn’t eaten in days. I tried feeding him milk with a syringe while I made calls to shelters and vets, hoping against hope.
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I named him Halo after the 22° circular solar halo on the day I found him. As he waited for surgery, he grew used to needles and stopped struggling when put on IV fluids. He was a fighter!
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If masks depleted oxygen, we’d be dropping dead by now surely. Today, I wore my N95 mask at 9:30, took it off for lunch at 12:30, mask back on from 12:50 to now as I type. It’s been a year of this, and it’s not just me. Masks. Work. Period.
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On only IV fluids daily, he grew thin. However, his wound showed significant improvement. He stopped whimpering like before and was sleeping better.
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Miraculously, his wound started improving with IV meds and his feeding improved slightly. We were able to get an X-ray to plan his surgery. The vet was of the opinion that somebody had hit him hard on his jaw for it to break in that manner.
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People have been providing their well-aged opinion on how doctors should join govt health services after graduating. Why hasn’t anybody asked tech graduates to join govt facilities to make our websites and apps better? Expecting more tech jargon than medical jargon.
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Kids these days will never understand what it was like to scour the web and download mp3 songs from websites, if you could find the one you were looking for.
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Legal matters can only be expedited for terrorists, Bollywood and unnamed VIPs. Courts will convene at night, on Sundays. But doctors have to wait till Jan 6th for a hearing that will impact every citizen who will need medical help in the next few days. Doctors can wait. Can you?
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To everyone who propagated that Omicron is mild, you didn’t understand that scientists said it’s MILDER than Delta, which translates to LESS LETHAL. It’s still Covid. People who were already not following public health measures had their belief of near zero threat reaffirmed.
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Tonight in the Covid ICU, we’re full. Beds will be increased over the next few days. Patients are here with either “severe” covid or “mild-moderate” covid with other severe complications, possibly exacerbated because of covid, we don’t know yet. I’ll be isolating from now. Again.
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Overwhelmed by the response to the incident I shared. Thank you for sharing your personal stories of loss. Thank you for reaching out, asking about my mental health and offering to help in any capacity. We’re all in this together. 🙏🏼
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It was late that Election Day, I remember, and no shelter could confirm a pick up. About 2 hours later, one shelter did. I was finally able to rest knowing we could do something for him. I started reaching out to vets.
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My cousin sister’s family was approached by a prospective groom’s parents and after exchanging pleasantries they said “we don’t want any dowry, just pay for our son’s PG seat”. She married somebody else and also qualified for a Residency program.
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We’re going back to when it was bad. This is how it was before we had to convert non-Covid units to Covid units. Beds are full, patients are bad. Roughly 20% of patients are extremely sick. Please take your masks out of your pockets and wear them over your noses and mouths.
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