Last year, a couple months into the pandemic when it really exploded, I asked my late mother's physical therapist, who worked at here nursing home how many residents had died at in that time, he said 10. Well, it's been over a year later now, this weekend I went over to his house for a BBQ and again, asked him how many more had died since. He said he knew personally, 25, meaning those he in person gave therapy, but is sure the number is higher for those who didn't need therapy whom he never met in person. I can't imagine what doctors/nurses/ caretakers go through who work every day under pandemic conditions. I can only speculate that the reason he hasn't gone off the deep end is that he has a wife and kids and tons of pets for his own therapy, but he did say that is extremely mentally hard to deal with.
I have every admiration for those who do that work.
I have every admiration for those who do that work.