grumpyoldpa.medsky.social
PA in HIV medicine. Husband, father, grandfather. Mediocre amateur photographer. Much less grumpy than I used to be.
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Hard to think of a bigger clusterf*ck than an RFK Jr. managed H5N1 outbreak.
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I can’t think of anyone who’s ever worked in critical care that doesn’t know that there’s a fundamental mismatch between what can and should be done in some situations.
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What Karen said, Morty.
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Don’t get mad… get even!
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I (briefly!) looked at their website. What a bunch of weasels.
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Hope you find some peace.
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They’re only “pro-life” while the baby’s in utero. After they’re born they’re on their own.
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What fun is that?
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I remember those days when mine were small. You’re a good mama and you’ve got this.
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Another case study for the Annals of Unwise Choices.
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I’m shocked to hear that
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There’s no correlation between having a Y chromosome and having any driving skill.
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Books are never a waste of money.
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That sounds like rural hospital nursing…
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What the hell kind of hospital did you find yourself in?
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You couldn’t possibly be with that schedule.
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I attribute my continued employment to the fact that my clinic is nowhere near senior management.
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I can believe that!
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Don’t get mad. Get even…
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Hospitals are designed to get lost in. There are still residents from the early 2000’s in my hospital trying to find their way out of the basement.
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Arguably one of the best things about upstate New York is all the great little ice cream stands.
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I’m so sorry. 2025 has been a big putrid barrel of fermented dreck so far.
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Hop you come through this soon, Morti.
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Now I need to bleach my brain…🤢
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And curare….
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Elise Stefanik’s sole ideology is overwhelming ambition. If she loses the UN ambassadorship, she will be extremely unhappy.
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The abject cowardice of the academe is one of the most depressing things about this current era.
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Congratulations!
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As a guy I feel comfortable saying that men suck.
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WTF is wrong with people?
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Good save.
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Don’t do it! There’s no guarantee they’ll let you back in the country. Domestic affairs only!😜
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Hope you and yours are okay.
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We both worked in emergency departments at the time. Some of our dinner time conversations may have soured them on the idea.
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My wife’s a nurse and none of our three kids have any interest in medicine or nursing.
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Please let us know how it works out!
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That’s a scary thought.
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Caffeine, spite, and anger seasoned with low-level dread.
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You’re a badass nurse. You can do anything.
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I hope you get primaried right out of a job.
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I started PA school at age 36. Back then that was the average age for PA students FWIW. Spent three years working low-level PCA/tech jobs and taking additional classes before that.
You can do this (whatever “this” is!)
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Congratulations! It sounds like a perfect project for you!
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I don’t know what you’re going through, but I’m sorry you’re going through it.
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Badass indeed!
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You have a gift for understatement. 🤔
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Meanwhile, our SecDef is greasing the wheels so he can unleash the US military on American citizens….
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Uh, gee, the line seems to be occluded…
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May her parents live a long life remembering every single day that they killed their child.