Got a package delivered to my house but with someone else’s name. Trying to be a good person and find the correct recipient, but goodness the Lord is TESTING ME.
An intern in another residency at my program died from suicide last night, just two weeks into residency. Check on your interns and your residents. This job is hard enough without losing each other. Please let this be the last.
#medtwitter
I purchased a $2.99 bouquet at Trader Joe’s today. As the cashier was bagging everything, I told her the flowers were for her, as a thank you for everything they’re doing. She started crying, then asked if she can share them with her coworkers.
#nolastrong
#covid19
@sineadtaylor
@studentdrdemon
I love hearing the ways rules have been bent around for dying patients. Sneaking animals and/or alcohol into usually forbidden areas is my absolute favorite.
@Sarabeth607
Most hospice care is actually done from the home setting! Hospice is absolutely incredible, and simply focuses on comfort and symptom management from a multidisciplinary approach. The goal is always to honor the patient’s wishes above all else. 🥰
@RJS_med
Reasons I’ve given for ordering exams/labs include:
-failed vibe checks
-weird feelings
-I can’t put my finger on it
-the nurse felt odd
-gut feeling
-IDK I JUST DONT TRUST SOMETHING ABOUT THE DUDE
-bad juju
And I’ve never regretted any of the info I’ve learned.
@stillnotadvice
@reaperracingTM
It’s New Orleans, everyone somehow is still local 😂 she’s coming to get it! Her friend sent it to her previous address as a gift.
@Gypsy_Grandma
I had a patient in her 90s once tell me she wouldn’t give up chocolate cake or coke despite her diabetes because “that’s what a little extra insulin is for” 😂😂😂
@DianaG2772
I caught a bird as it was fluttering around me. Walked it to my mom and said, “hey you like birds.” She yelled at me to let it go.
To be fair, I was a teenager.
When I caught a mouse in my hands last month, my friends flipped on me too.
WHY CAN’T I CATCH ANIMAL FRANS
My nose has been running. My hands smell like crab boil despite multiple washings. Garlic is exuding from my pores. I have returned to my peak state of existence.
#nolatwitter
#louisiana
“Ms. Sandra, with your permission, can I take a picture? All of
#nolatwitter
has been following this journey very intently.”
“HONEY YOU GAVE ME MY BABY BACK!”
Only having the
#WNBADraft
available to stream in Spanish for the first 10+ minutes is somehow not at all surprising.
Leave it to
@espn
to not allow the most hyped draft pick in the league to be heard in her own language.
Also shoutout to my
#TraderJoes
for doing an excellent job
#socialdistancing
! Limited shoppers at a time, lines marked for appropriate distancing, cart sanitation stations, and keeping customers farther from cashiers while checking out!
Update: it’s really weird how everything just resumes once the all-clear is called. Life just immediately snaps back into action. Patients to see, families to call, orders to place.
#MedTwitter
I’m sorry, how does fining and arresting homeless individuals fix ANYTHING? Please explain the logic behind this tentative Louisiana Supreme Court decision.
Update: all clear for about an hour now. All of our nurses, residents, and staff are okay. Waiting to hear how our police officers are. Hearing some are shaken up.
@ljs39
@CarissasNewLife
I’d hope they’d have more space for the bum so probably not reversible? I mean any spanx I’ve had clearly have a front and back.
Update: “All y’all good, doc?” “Yeah, and y’all?” “It’s been a day.” Everyone is checking on each other. This hospital always has given me such a sense of community, and today is no different. So much love. There’s king cake too, of course.
@baddestmamajama
I was the rarity where I took the family dog from the parents, rather than dump my dog on them later in life. Hurricanes were a factor.
He was the greatest gift I ever had. He died 3 weeks ago, and I miss him every moment.
Dogs are the best of us.
@beth_annbloom
Oh it’s already comfortably in the refrigerator as I search for the designated recipient
But cheesecake is my favorite dessert so this is truly an ethical dilemma 😭😭😭
Update: Ms. Rondi got her birthday cheesecake!!! And yes, she was kind enough to share a slice with me. ☺️ May the cheesecake gods be kind to us all, and happy birthday to my new friend!
@DGlaucomflecken
The consistent modifier of Luis as your loyal scribe implies there’s a disloyal scribe lurking somewhere within your eye dentist clinic.
Update: called a family member to see if she was coming to see her mother today before she passes away. Daughter says, “I heard y’all were on lockdown, is it safe to come say goodbye?”
#COVID19
Bless all the grocery store workers working through the holiday rush, and specifically the cashier at Rouses today telling people “you know this turkey won’t be thawed by tomorrow right?”
Update:
#NOPD
announced 2 people were having a domestic dispute, when one pulled out a gun and shot. 2 bystanders struck, one in the waiting room and one outside the ED. Both victims are stable.
Update: they’re already replacing the window, door, and glass panels that were hit. The receptionist desk had a bullet hole in it. Also somehow we magically have perfectly shaped replacement glass panels for the desk just ready to go?
Thankful for my old dog and warm bed tonight. Please keep our little resident community in your heart as the entire nation of GME suffers when we lose a member. Reach out to your residents and interns. Protect your learners.
#MedTwitter
@_neive
@Kristen_Arnett
Fritz says thanks for all the love, folks. He’s deaf and can’t see well, but he’s a big fan of brunch and carrot sticks. Here’s a clip of him trying (and failing) to stay awake past 8:30PM.
Update: Thank you to everyone sending their love down to us today. This has been a rough day, but we are okay. Be safe, wash your hands, wear a mask, practice social distancing. Give love to your
#healthcareheroes
. And maybe some pocket snacks. /end (for now)
Jon Batiste taking the time to shake the hand of every single Negro League player to “When the Saints Go Marching In” just brought me to tears. Absolute class act, always.
#mlb
Update: one officer had to draw his weapon for the first time, understandably he’s pretty shaken. Unsure if he had to fire. Our hospital cops are incredible- an independent PD made of all kinds of officers with local, state, and military experience. They’re the best.
Update: Staff, nurses, cops, docs, techs, volunteers- no titles matter in moments like these. We’re a community. You lockdown if you can, together, and you wait. You hope your coworkers are okay. You share pocket snacks. You text your family.
Update: I’m home now. Still processing. The situation was handled professionally and (although it felt like hours) quickly. I can’t adequately express how grateful I am to those that protected all of my coworkers and patients today.
Couldn’t be more proud of these 4 kids (and their parents). These boys pulled in trashcans from at least a half dozen neighbors. I hope their families see this, bc it made my day seeing some goobers enjoy the rain while also taking care of our neighborhood.
#midcity
#nolatwitter
Pupdate: okay we haven’t found his family. There has to be someone out there missing this little Ewok! Please spread the word.
#nolatwitter
Also clearly my one night stand of a commitment has expanded into two.
@DrStevenTChen
Me when I sprained my ankle: it doesn’t meet Ottawa criteria, it’s a sprain.
My dad: you should see a doctor
Me: I do every time when I look in the mirror
My dad:
One bone was broken into at least 15 pieces and the other was "so crushed it looked like a motorcycle accident" and the surgeon said it's the worst ankle he's seen at our hospital 😇
Overachiever in EVERY way.
@AshleyGWinter
It’s been documented in every organ but the spleen so far, the last I looked. The fact that it crosses the blood brain barrier is just 🤯
I’m catching up on 24 in 24, and these chefs are terrified of cooking rice.
As a granddaughter of a nona that grew up in Iowa, LA in the middle of a rice field, I don’t understand. Don’t they have knuckles?
@lawldydawdy
My address but a former resident’s name! It was sent as a gift to her for her birthday from a friend. I’ve spoken to the company and via NextDoor found the intended recipient, who should be arriving soon to pick ip her cheesecake!
Update: I’m not sure what comes next- whether greater security measures will be placed, or if we’re just supposed to act like nothing happened. Hopefully a discussion will begin. We shouldn’t have to work in fear.
Spent my afternoon busting into every bar, restaurant, and corner barbershop in midcity saying “HELLO DO YOU KNOW THIS DOG? NO? HERE’S A FLYER.”
He’s just eating treats from every place in the neighborhood, clueless and happy as can be.
#nolatwitter
The rescue (tentatively) has a precious gentleman schnauzer for me to short-term foster next week.
His name is Lazarus, or Laz for short. Look at his perfect scruffy face.
Her majesty
@MargaretOrr
turning straight from weather goddess into an investigative reporter taking over the interview to interrogate the parish president about how these ferries broke free 😂
Me: I need to update you on the
#Iditarod
drama
Friend: why are you calling me at 10pm about this
Me: SO THERE WAS A MOOSE
Friend: never mind, I’m invested, I absolutely care about this, continue please, do NOT skip details
#Iditarod2024
Update: Ms. Rondi got her birthday cheesecake!!! And yes, she was kind enough to share a slice with me. ☺️ May the cheesecake gods be kind to us all, and happy birthday to my new friend!
@NightShiftyRN
@thatgirl409
Ok yes but I also gave a patient morphine absolutely *identical* to a dose she got four days prior without issue, and she decided to have a cute lil anaphylaxis.
Like ma’am.
This was fine last week.
Rude.
@wdsu
@MargaretOrr
as someone that lived in Lake Charles through Katrina and Rita, and now calls New Orleans home, thank you for showing so much care and love.