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Jesus! 11,000! That's astonishing. And that's just the dead and not the permanently maimed, right Squinch Aug 2020 #1
Maimed is about 75000 PCIntern Aug 2020 #3
My beloved doctor has a very small practice and she is visibly devastated when she talks about the Squinch Aug 2020 #5
I'm a disaster area PCIntern Aug 2020 #6
I don't even know what to say. You have taken on the burden of the ills of our society, really, Squinch Aug 2020 #8
I'm sorry for how this is affecting you. yardwork Aug 2020 #24
i believe you. barbtries Aug 2020 #36
I, too, am in awe GeoWilliam750 Aug 2020 #55
I know what you mean. Ilsa Aug 2020 #66
I'm ok actually PCIntern Aug 2020 #68
every damned one of these deaths is trumps fault... samnsara Aug 2020 #2
Republicans live like life is forever? pwb Aug 2020 #4
Your stories are gut-wrenching PJMcK Aug 2020 #7
As a previous medical professional, he is fortunate he went quick mitch96 Aug 2020 #9
You're right about that PCIntern Aug 2020 #11
My close friends father was on a vent after a botched bowel surgery. He got a bad case of mitch96 Aug 2020 #13
No kidding. My late husband had been a brittle Type I Diabetic from age 4. About twice a year catbyte Aug 2020 #16
Indeed. paleotn Aug 2020 #17
The trick is to die as young as possible at a very old age!! nt mitch96 Aug 2020 #39
Step daughter, R.N. in a Newark hospital. When the virus hit, all nurses were 3Hotdogs Aug 2020 #10
! JudyM Aug 2020 #42
Wow, poor soul. LittleGirl Aug 2020 #12
Wow. BumRushDaShow Aug 2020 #14
One click on google mnhtnbb Aug 2020 #27
Or BumRushDaShow Aug 2020 #28
He seemed nice.... Marcuse Aug 2020 #44
Sounds like good riddance to me. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2020 #65
Well, yeah, but if people get too far into this detective game, the OP will have to self-delete Hekate Aug 2020 #60
I think I know who this is as well. smirkymonkey Aug 2020 #61
I am sorry for your loss, Doctor. Kid Berwyn Aug 2020 #15
Thank you for sharing that story, good Doctor. We need to hear those stories..... KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2020 #18
its amaizing how immune from things that these people feel. AllaN01Bear Aug 2020 #19
We all eventually die malaise Aug 2020 #20
He embraced a poisonous ideology Martin Eden Aug 2020 #21
Sad story. UserNotFound Aug 2020 #22
Branch Covidians. (Branch Davidian: Waco) So star trek! lindysalsagal Aug 2020 #35
There are not enough words to thank you for your incredible service. niyad Aug 2020 #23
Oh my dear niyad... CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2020 #43
Thank you so much, Peggy. He was the third person I know personally. niyad Aug 2020 #57
This is a terrible time. PCIntern Aug 2020 #69
The one's that get me are the "It's my choice" crowd. appleannie1 Aug 2020 #25
Bet most of that choice doesn't apply to women's bodies. OMGWTF Aug 2020 #34
I never under stood the logic. It's all about the life of the fetus but after the kid is born... mitch96 Aug 2020 #40
Exactly. jmowreader Aug 2020 #58
Thank you, doc. Stay safe. Joinfortmill Aug 2020 #26
Our brains are supposedly wired for survival nuxvomica Aug 2020 #29
11K lost from C19?? wow. Demovictory9 Aug 2020 #30
No. He means that over the years he's lost about 11,000 altogether. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2020 #37
three days. that's dizzying Roc2020 Aug 2020 #31
Thank you, Doctor Larissa Aug 2020 #32
"respect." I'm not sure that's a concept that is possible for a Trumpkin to grasp. soldierant Aug 2020 #51
... Wawannabe Aug 2020 #33
Somehow I can't work up any sympathy for someone PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2020 #38
Try again. Kacy Aug 2020 #54
Hugs to you! lunatica Aug 2020 #41
I am sorry for you VA_Jill Aug 2020 #45
Well, that took me about a minute to figure out who you were talking about. GoneOffShore Aug 2020 #46
Figured it wouldn't take long PCIntern Aug 2020 #47
Absolutely - I only knew about the bad stuff - the obit did mention the good he'd done. GoneOffShore Aug 2020 #49
Wow! What a story! Thanks for sharing..."3 days from initial symptoms to termination"? He Illumination Aug 2020 #48
Thank you for sharing the story of the insidiousness of this disease. cayugafalls Aug 2020 #50
Note to self Kacy Aug 2020 #52
I'm so sorry; this has been especially hard on members of the medical community... Hekate Aug 2020 #53
'No Man is an Island' Javaman Aug 2020 #56
Awful. elleng Aug 2020 #59
One wonders if he had a moment during the illness Warpy Aug 2020 #62
I'm sorry to hear that mvd Aug 2020 #63
I'm sometimes tempted to move to Philly just so I can have you for a doctor. ZZenith Aug 2020 #64
Awww. PCIntern Aug 2020 #67
11000? LeftishBrit Aug 2020 #70
Thank you... PCIntern Aug 2020 #71
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