Darren Markland
@drdagly
Intensive care doc, nephrologist, bamboo bike frame builder, active transportation advocate, barista bike rider and general humanist. I own my tweets.
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More and more this shows me how disparities drive despair. Without financial support essential workers and the marginalized don’t have a real chance at avoiding these risks. These are the people in our unit. Privilege is protective. I’ve known this, but damn, this hits me.
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Last night before I intubated a lovely man with COVID, he insisted on calling his boss to explain why he wouldn’t be into work on Mon. He was so short of breath I had to finish the call for him. In the aftermath I realized how this job was a lifeline for him. It left me unnerved.
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