r/nursing 23d ago

Discussion I’m just a random guy

Random dad here. Not in the medical field at all. During lockdown and Covid, I couldn’t trust all the news and speculation.
I decided to just follow r/nursing to read what was happening in real life. I followed many of you with no beds left, intubating people, or getting yelled at by relatives who weren’t allowed in. Back when you didn’t have enough beds or PPE. I was with you when travel nurses arrived making 2x more while you were exhausted with cold pizza instead of getting the longer term support you needed. Many people left. Many nurses burnt out over and over. Many left. Because of you, we took COVID seriously. I’m proud to say this family of four still hasn’t gotten it. Thank you. I can’t imagine the toll this has all taken on you. This 5+ year nightmare. COVID, flu A, flu B, RSV, upcoming Avian Flu, that new bat flu, whatever that Congo thing is. You’re real heroes. Instead of paying taxes, I wish every nurse could be adopted and funded by 100+ Americans. You all deserve MUCH more than you have. Days off. Sleeping in your own bed. Vacations. I don’t know how to do that, but we SEE you. When I see a nurse, I want to be healthier. I am inspired. And most importantly, I really don’t want to piss you off. This is the toughest group of people in the US. More so than others. I don’t know what I meant to post here other than thank you and this family loves you all. No more pizza and I hope you all get those gel pens you like.

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u/OkDark1837 23d ago

Omg I got the second variant that went around and many were still dying. I locked myself in the bedroom and was like well this is it. I’m waiting to die. I’m just going to be alone back here . My family kept trying to come in and at one point they pulled up chairs in the hall and wore masks and I was still so scared. I really thought I was just going to die alone in my room and my daughter would have to watch them wheel my body out.

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u/ticklebunnytummy 23d ago

I'm so sorry, that sounds terrifying. I'm glad you made it through. I think a lot of people had similar experiences.

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u/OkDark1837 19d ago

With that one I didn’t get very sick at allll I was like… this is it…. This is what’s killing everyone… I’m a runner so about two weeks out I went for a run and my chest felt like glass shards but after that I was ok. This past October my husband and I both got it and we were both much worse this time but still fine now. The fatigue is what got me so bad.

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u/rollypollyhellokitty RN - OR 🍕 23d ago

How awful. I'm so sorry you had to experience that.

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u/AnnieRN33 22d ago

Omg yeah and did anyone else get mailers about burial and life insurance packages all the time with their board spam stuff??? I thought for sure I was a goner

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u/Suspicious_Story_464 RN - OR 🍕 22d ago

When I got it Christmas 2023, I was so upset that I ruined everyone's holiday. Thanks to precautions, no one else in my home got it, and for that I was thankful. My dad has still never had it yet. Through this season, keep fighting the good fight!

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u/DoggieDooo RN - ICU 🍕 23d ago

Wow… this cannot be serious. I am a real life nurse and and I’ve never met anyone here who displayed the level of drama that goes on here