My husband, a VVIP pilot at 67, was used for his experience as a test pilot for a new “uber” type jet, not paid for his experience, did a lot of “turn it off and on again,” then was worked to death doing short hops. I watched him go through 2 days of night terrors over programing the computer/navs, and then nursed him 3 days until I found him collapsed between his bathroom and bed. Just another pilot who didn’t get vaxed, used, abused, spit out, leaving a widow without the benefit of a retirement, hazard duty pay, compensation for the risks he took.... I consider him a Christian martyr. He died last Friday.
I was glad I’d been an ICU nurse when I had to deal with the police and coronor at 4:30am. There is the reality of being a Christian and putting one’s money where their mouth is. He switched to Ivermectin pills, while I was still taking “horse paste” if I got near someone sick. I got a little bit of a head cold after mouth-mouth, mouth-nose and a good 40 min. of resuscitation. Doesn’t get much more exposed than that. I’m getting over some canker sores, too.
Welcome to the real world of how people are used, abused and spit out for dead. God gets the last laugh. I had told my husband that the horse paste had been found to be more effective than the pills. He made his choices from the information I gave him. I wouldn’t have switched to pills, but he was also out on trips for 3 days straight and maybe thought the pills a more convenient preventative. It’s too late to ask him and I only saw his pills after he passed.
I can only educate, not prescrdibe, and if someone doesn’t listen and follow-up on their own, they are responsible for their own use of the information given. He wouldn’t do anything I said when I was trying to nurse him. He was on his way to recovery, but had just given up when he got home. I would have, too, if I faced going back to work to take bunch of people with me in a fiery crash. Never met a better man, except Jesus.
I work as a porter in an ER at a hospital in southern NJ. I was exposed to Covid four times last year and tested asymptomatic and had to quarantine for a week.( the hospital used MY own sick leave to pay when they had a ''Covid fund''). I'm now back to work. My wife is a heart monitor technician in another hospital and has just gotten over having had Covid. Hopefully she'll be going back to work soon. I'm 65 and my wife is 75. Funny how last year we were ''heroes'' Now it's get the shot or leave.