First week of summer at the bottom of the world and I'm nervous. It's really happening.
(1) Lots of media coverage about how the medical system is failing. Lowest number of elective surgeries ever performed last year, for example.
(2) A major hospital in Melbourne put out an announcement asking people not to come in last week. Basically said they had no capacity to see people. Said there was lots of covid around. Spokesdoctor sounded very frustrated, said, "It's like people's immune systems aren't working as they should", or words to that effect. Then started banging on about quacksination and bringing lockdowns back. I just hate it when people get 90% of the way there and then - whoomp - they've looked away again.
(3) Kirstie Alley's death sounded like a turbo cancer.
(4) TWO heart-wrenching stories on my Facebook feed in the last week about mothers of young children suddenly found to be within inches of death from widespread cancer that was never suspected. I think this used to be really really uncommon.
I really thought we'd have a peaceful few months in the sun, but maybe not.
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branchandroot
Can't remember hating being right before
Date: 2022-12-07 03:34 am (UTC)First week of summer at the bottom of the world and I'm nervous. It's really happening.
(1) Lots of media coverage about how the medical system is failing. Lowest number of elective surgeries ever performed last year, for example.
(2) A major hospital in Melbourne put out an announcement asking people not to come in last week. Basically said they had no capacity to see people. Said there was lots of covid around. Spokesdoctor sounded very frustrated, said, "It's like people's immune systems aren't working as they should", or words to that effect. Then started banging on about quacksination and bringing lockdowns back. I just hate it when people get 90% of the way there and then - whoomp - they've looked away again.
(3) Kirstie Alley's death sounded like a turbo cancer.
(4) TWO heart-wrenching stories on my Facebook feed in the last week about mothers of young children suddenly found to be within inches of death from widespread cancer that was never suspected. I think this used to be really really uncommon.
I really thought we'd have a peaceful few months in the sun, but maybe not.