Feeling hopeless.... Its been a long day.

[Greysparkles]

I'm not sure what I want from this thread but I just need to get this out.

NHS.
Longest day at work today, ended with me driving home, feeling just shit.
Nearly 30% of our inpatient capacity is currently covid, rising rapidly.
I took 5 people to the mortuary today, one after the other, all covid.
Morale is so low, it feels like it's never ending.
I can't risk seeing my family over xmas, I'd never forgive myself if they were to end up in hospital.

Just all total shit.

Thank you for everything you are doing. I'm sorry it's so awful but you are making a difference.

@Greysparkles I'm so so sorry ,5 people to the mortuary !

and you must be exhausted .I hope you get some rest this evening .

I've no words to adequately express my admiration for everything people like you are doing ,but please know that I think of hospital staff often.

Thank you ,thank you ,thank you .

That's really hard @Greysparkles. Im certain you are doing your best and that's all any of us can do. I hope you are relaxing now and have some time off booked in soon.

Have a hug from one NHS worker to another.

It’s shit but we’re going to get through it together. It’s what we do even if we end up a bit bruised and broken when we get to the other side.

Ahhh honey thanks for everything the nhs should never have had cuts COVID or not
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Thank you for everything you do . I feel that people might listen more to you than politicians.

What area are you in ?

Can’t imagine what that must be like. I am in total awe of NHS workers, have helped my family immensely over the last while. Honestly you’re amazing! Keep going. It means the world

I hear yah.

I have nothing sensible to say at all, but bring and .

Thank you for all you have done and continue to do. I can't begin to imagine what it must be like. Hopefully the situation will start to improve very soon.

I am in hospital at the moment with my 6 yr old. Fifth admission since Sept for his complex needs and once more I am blown away by the fantastic care he is receiving.
I have nothing but admiration for the job you guys do and it must be soul destroying to be dealing with this nightmare pandemic.
But one day it will be over and we will be looking back at this awful time in history from the other side.
I hope you get some rest and Thank you x

I couldn’t read & not just send it’s an appalling situation, and for those on the front line it’s relentless and horrific. I do hope some of those families planning to carry on regardless on 25th read your post and stop, think and just stop.

and and and a big thank you - both DS (asthma) and I (wonky digestive tract) have received superb care from the NHS over recent months.

5 trips to the mortuary . I can't even begin to imagine what that must feel like. I hope you have some sort of support in place.

So sorry you’ve had a bad day. Hope you have a lovely evening. Thank you so much.

You star. Thank you. Thank you for your courage and hard work and stoicism. Sorry it’s so hard. I hear you.

Thank you all for your kind words, I've had some and hugs from the kids. That's helped!

@Unsure33 I'm in essex

That's awful @Greysparkles I'm a really resilient person but I'd find it hard to cope dealing with that for even one day let alone daily.

I appreciate you and all your front line colleagues and I'm sorry you can't see your family.

I'm trying to do my bit by staying in, doing the hands face space and anything else I can to stop the spread.

I wish you a happy Christmas and I hope next year brings us the reprieve we all need.

sounds horrendous.

A friend’s partner died today, appears to have caught it in hospital.
Thank you for all you do.

I really do think spokes people from local hospitals should go on local tv stations and spell it out . I know they are saying the same as the government but politics are persuading attitudes ( although I think in a pandemic they should not )

Those that are going to break the rules still will but others may just take extra care .

I'm sorry for your loss @FippertyGibbett
I hope your friend has good support around them.
Unfortunately I'm not surprised they caught it hospital, we follow all the infection control protocols, but it's like catching water in a sieve

Thankyou for all you do. Im still so careful about eveyrthing becaude Im so scared I'll be one of those in the mortuary. And it all goes downhill so fast doesn't it.

Bug it really does seems lots of people in my dxtended circle dont care anymore!

Sorry to hear this @Greysparkles.
Not much anyone can say but Thank you
We all need to take this seriously.

Thank you

Oh Grey I’m so sorry. I can’t imagine how awful things are right now.
We hear you.
We thank you.
We appreciate you.

Sounds trite. But you’ll never know the impact you have on patients and family.
We won’t be out and about and mixing at Christmas. We will be safe and home and hoping for better for 2021.

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Because you deserve it.

Oh OP that sounds such a horrible day. I just can't thank you enough for all you do. I'm a frequent flyer patient in hospital and just overwhelmed by all that you give. I'm so sorry you're facing all this and then all the scepticism and the many threads on here with people blatantly boasting about how they are going to break the rules because they're a bit bored. I'm so sorry and I just want to say thank you.