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Obviously, it isn't right to be rude to nurses but it probably also isn't right to sneer at people on their deathbed who don't want to accept that they're dying
by analyte123 6y ago
Obviously, it isn't right to be rude to nurses but it probably also isn't right to sneer at people on their deathbed who don't want to accept that they're dying or really understand why, and blame them for their disease even though we have no idea how they got it.
I think some people dying in hospitals from COVID have a right to be mad at the medical system. Did these patients get any of the 5+ antiviral or immunomodulatory drugs with published successful RCTs? Did they get prophylactic antithrombotics? Did they get good advice on a healthy diet and medical care throughout their life? Probably not, and I don't think a judgmental tone towards them helps anything.
- thsowers 6y ago> but wow do we sure know that they're dumb hicks who deserve to die I didn't see that sentiment expressed in the article, or by the majority of comments here.
- analyte123 6y agoI have toned this down, thank you.
- cultus 6y agoPeople in the healthcare system are doing the best they can, putting their lives at risk to help people, with insufficient resources. Every should be very, very angry. It should be directed at politicians and corporations, not middle or working-class individuals trying their best.
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- hcknwscommenter 6y ago>5+ antiviral or immunomodulatory drugs with published successful RCTs I don't think that number is at all accurate. Dexamethasone is really the only thing that fits your description. People think of remdesivir, but the data on that are still quite ambiguous.
- sfink 6y agoA quote from the article: "It just makes you sad and mad and frustrated..." That's not sneering. That's being in a shitty situation and reacting as a human.