Upper Respiratory Infection!
Been dealing with it for the past two days. If civilian medical workers could earn the Purple Heart...
What's interesting, is that I know exactly which patient passed it on to me. Nothing short of full isolation precautions would have prevented me from acquiring said "bug."
The need for human contact, a touch, a hold, and a little bounce in the arms... outweighed the risk. After all, I was just responsible for imposing a urinary catheterization, two nasal swabs, and a needle...
I did get a smile and a wave when the patient was discharged. Somehow, I think they knew that even though I caused discomfort and pain, I was there to help them... either that or the Ibuprofen kicked in.
Peace!
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