Do any of you have family members who are either first responders, nurses, doctors, or

MyLungCancer
MyLungCancer Member Posts: 72
edited April 2020 in General Cancer
anyone that comes in contact with the general public and is exposed to the virus?
You never think about what they go through on a daily basis until something like this comes along and shows us how dangerous their jobs can be.

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  • Dawsonsmom
    Dawsonsmom Member Posts: 99
    edited April 2020
    I have a niece in Boston who works in a doctors office and at CVS. She says the office is manageable....doing lots of telemed but the CVS is a Petrie dish. Her sister works at Whole Foods. I worry about them every day.
  • CancerChicky
    CancerChicky Member Posts: 6
    edited April 2020
    We have several nurses in the family. All of them are still working and all of them are a bit nervous about what could happen. But in spite of that, they suit up and go to work every day. It's not right that they have to beg and borrow for protective masks, shields, and body coverings to protect them. Our Country as a whole has failed them terribly on this.
  • cllinda
    cllinda Member Posts: 153
    edited April 2020
    My niece is a doctor and works in the ICU. I pray for her safety and that she doesn't come down with the virus.
    I also have my Godson who works at the Cook County Jail. Conditions are overcrowded and so far 200 inmates and 100 workers test positive for the virus.
  • Shoeless
    Shoeless Member Posts: 18
    edited April 2020
    My daughter works in an ER and her hubby is a paramedic with an ambulance company.
  • carm
    carm Member Posts: 18
    edited April 2020
    I am a nurse, doing termed and only see patients by request for endof life issues. I am VERY careful.
  • GregP_WN
    GregP_WN Member Posts: 742
    edited April 2020
    We have several in our family that are nurses, a few PA's, a nurse anesthetist, a paramedic (retired), and I'm not sure what else. But we are proud of them all while being concerned for their safety.
  • po18guy
    po18guy Member Posts: 329
    edited April 2020
    None here. A former first responder, I was spared from the Corona virus by three cancers. Bwaaaahaaahaaa!

    Ugh.
  • Throatless
    Throatless Member Posts: 10
    edited April 2020
    We have several in our family too. We worry about them. I saw on the news this morning that one of the nurses that has been sounding alarms about not having enough protective gear died yesterday. That's just a shame and senseless. There's no way this should be happening.
  • Paperpusher
    Paperpusher Member Posts: 78
    edited April 2020
    My brother is a doctor in a LTC.He works 12 hour shifts for 7 days then 7 days off. Seeing all the nursing homes on the news and lack of PPE makes me very scared for him. My sister runs a company that provides aides to go into homes. Luckily, she's working from home now but I feel for anyone having to go into anyone else's home.
  • Whitey61
    Whitey61 Member Posts: 26
    edited April 2020
    Police officer in family, thoughts and prayers to him and my niece as a first responder.
  • BugsBunny
    BugsBunny Member Posts: 24
    edited April 2020
    We have a nurse in our family too. We have threatened to kidnap her and hold her at home until this is over. But we are proud of her for her dedication to helping others.

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