Memoir of an intern doctor…day 261…..quarantine day 5

Woahh, we 5 days in and still kicking. I noticed leaving my room at 10am in the morning kinda shortens the day😂. This day felt abnormally short…..which is a good thing.

Me right before I got the sample picked

We got our first samples picked for testing today. The test is still as painful as I remember it from about a month ago. We’re not sure when the results will be out, we just have to wait.

You notice the frown?

I didn’t see the sun all day. I sat at my table with eyes on my laptop all day. Not watching, but reading and writing. Mostly writing.

On a sad note; I have always heard of Stigma, talked about stigma and learned of how stigma can potentially affect someone. Here I am in house and learnt there are tale tales about events that happened on the day that led to this quarantine. And I’m honestly kinda sad. Initially I felt like it was my fault till I let it go, but now its back.

What happened to people? Its a pandemic. Its COVID. its not cancer. My colleagues and I are in here to protect them and they should be grateful. 😫