Category: Health

End of life

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Sad is the day when you realize that many want to welcome you into the world but very few want to hold your hand as you leave it. No one should have to die alone! As a physician I can’t begin to tell you how many hands I have held.

Some patients had no one but many had family that couldn’t be bothered. Why? It breaks my heart that the end of life can be like this for so many.

If anyone has a clue please do tell me. I have a story I will post soon about my patient.

Sending you love from Brooklyn. Guady G

To vaccine/booster or nah?

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In the immune system you can trust

But vaccination and boosters you must get

Covid 19 is still here with us

I want no one to have regrets

Hospital bed, sedation, and perhaps intubation

Is what might occur if you have hesitation.

So please get vaccinated today

Cause this virus isn’t just going away

When it keeps having someone else to infect

Some of you might find all of this quite amusing

No to the vaccine yes I know it’s your choosing

But don’t be shocked when it’s you it detects

The numbers are rising. Wear a mask cause this is real. Get the booster to get 80% protection. Trust me getting Covid when vaccinated you do way better than if not vaccinated. I work in the medical field. Very sad indeed. Getting sick and recovering is preferred to getting sick and dying without friends or family in a hospital. These are the facts.

I send you hugs from Brooklyn.

Love Guady G

The Doctor’s Visit

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Those with with eyes that refuse to see

People are more than a means to make money

The sick come to us needing so much more

They need real care not just a bandaid and a kick out the door.

They say give 15 minutes and not one second more

But I always do cause I’’m an empath at my core.

Yes there’s that oath to do no harm and actually care.

But come 5 pm the staff is angered that I’m still there.

Even patients say I’m taking too long

They are accustomed to just being strung along

What to do when healthcare is this way?

Do I try to change it or merely look away?

I either advocate for change or leave the job

I’ve done that before and that’s why I’m where I’m at.

Do I care for them or myself in this broken system?

Can it ever be changed or am I just deranged?

Thoughts?

Hugs from Brooklyn

Sonnet to The Beast

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For the last time I command you to leave
Realize that you have been outnumbered
No, you don’t get to request a reprieve.
It’s because of all you have encumbered

Covid-19 your glory will soon end
I really suggest you do take the hint
The Covid vaccine will help apprehend
Your genome won’t be able to imprint

Soon you won’t have anyone to destroy
You won’t be able to take those we love
You won’t be able to take our joy
I’m in line right now cause I’ve had enough

I’m getting my Covid vaccine today
So you can take your crown and go away!

I received my first dose today. You? Hugs from Brooklyn

Guady G

Air, No Air

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Gasping for air
Why didn’t I care?

I thought it was cool
So I started in high school

I should not have started
Soon I’ll be among the departed

Now I strongly regret
Smoking that first cigarette

Air, ai, a, . . .

Help is available at https://www.health.ny.gov/prevention/tobacco_control/campaign/quit_smoking/quit.htm

Have a grand day. Hugs from Brooklyn.
Guady G