Replying to @Guiness_Pig
The “you should stay home if you’re sick folks” aren’t staying home when they’re sick. Or even wearing a mask.
Dr. Strange(s)
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Dr. Strange(s)
@pstranges716
Anti-capitalist. Anti-Imperialist. Care over accumulation. PhD Rice. MA Wisconsin. Opinions are my own. 🇵🇸
Joined July 2016
- My dad passed away last night after getting COVID in late August. Before COVID, his (maskless) doctors thought he had maybe 6-12 months left. My dad was dying of cancer and dementia and was about to start at home hospice, but COVID killed him first. He deserved so much better.
- Just bought some COVID tests. The maskless pharmacist said: “thank you for wearing a mask if you’re sick.” I told her “I’m not sick as far as I know and am trying to keep it that way. For both of us. “ She just looked at me. Why are HCWs like this?
- I don’t know how I didn’t get COVID in my recent 10+ day travels in New York and Canada. Oh wait. Maybe it’s because I masked indoors and in crowded places outdoors, ate outdoors, made sure my AirBnBs were ventilated, and used my air purifier.
- Replying to @1goodternI went to a dinner party hosted by a colleague and her surgeon boyfriend. They knew my toddler who was there with me had a severe nut allergy, but put out nuts anyway. When I asked them (nicely) to remove the nuts, the surgeon said: you can’t let your son live in a bubble forever
- My elderly mom rarely masks despite losing my dad to C19 less than 1 yr ago. She was exposed to C19 recently, but still had guests over. She did wear a mask fortunately and offered them to guests. They said “no thanks” despite knowing my mom was exposed. One is an oncology nurse
- Sister and her spouse have been ill for 2 weeks since taking a cruise. They’ve been going to work sick because they don’t have a lot of PTO left because they took a cruise that got them sick. They’ve won’t take a C19 test because “there’s nothing you can do about COVID.” My god.
- Replying to @paulthekaloperI bought some COVID tests at Walgreens recently. (Only person masking). The pharmacist asked me if I needed them because I was sick. I said “no, I’m not sick. I just don’t want to kill my elderly parents so I test regularly. And that’s why I’m wearing a mask too.” Crickets.
- I went into a liquor store and the cashier said aggressively “no masks allowed! We had an incident. No masks!” I said “Really? That’s too bad. I was going to buy a nice bottle of bourbon. I guess you don’t want my money.” Then he yelled “get the f*** out of my store!”
- This isn’t my 1st conference during the ongoing pandemic where I’m 1 of the only ppl (3/250) masking. It’s demoralizing b/c the conference is about health equity, social justice, and movement building. It’s not a safe and welcoming space and it’s hard to take anyone seriously.
- Replying to @JPHilllllll and @JoshuaPotash“When we said we would raise the minimum wage and forgive student loans, what we really meant was ‘F you.’”
- Replying to @shannonrwattsBoebert: I wasn’t REALLY planning on carrying a gun in DC. I was just trying to fundraise by stoking fear and hatred among my base. You see, it’s all about bad faith, fear mongering, and grift.
- Replying to @theBrianaMills and @FaatiTheStreetMy dad’s neurologist told my parents they didn’t need “to wear those things” in his office. They took off their masks. Both got COVID and my dad passed away about a month later. I can’t say for sure that’s where my dad got the infection that killed him, but it’s very likely.