Jodi Doering, a registered ER nurse expresses how sorrowful she feels to the patients that are still in denial of COVID-19, despite being on their death bed because of it.
The nurse is from Woonsocket, South Dakota, where both North and South Dakota reached its peak infection cases in the last weeks. On Nov. 9, the Dakotas had the newest daily cases per capita of the entire country.
I have a night off from the hospital. As I’m on my couch with my dog I can’t help but think of the Covid patients the last few days. The ones that stick out are those who still don’t believe the virus is real. The ones who scream at you for a magic medicine and that Joe Biden is
— Jodi Doering (@JodiDoering) November 15, 2020
Going to ruin the USA. All while gasping for breath on 100% Vapotherm. They tell you there must be another reason they are sick. They call you names and ask why you have to wear all that “stuff” because they don’t have COViD because it’s not real. Yes. This really happens. And
— Jodi Doering (@JodiDoering) November 15, 2020
I can’t stop thinking about it. These people really think this isn’t going to happen to them. And then they stop yelling at you when they get intubated. It’s like a fucking horror movie that never ends. There’s no credits that roll. You just go back and do it all over again.
— Jodi Doering (@JodiDoering) November 15, 2020
Which is what I will do for the next three nights. But tonight. It’s me and Cliff and Oreo ice cream. And how ironic I have on my “home”
Hoodie. The South Dakota I love seems far away right now. pic.twitter.com/3e5Qg4yAuS— Jodi Doering (@JodiDoering) November 15, 2020
In an interview, she said that she tweeted what she did is because it wasn’t just one person, but an accumulated number combined together.
“The dying words of those patients are; “this can’t be happening”, “this is not real”. When they should be calling their families, they’re just filed with anger and hatred.”
The patients would demand other diagnoses like influenza, pneumonia or even as far-fetched as lung cancer to avoid getting the coronavirus as their result.
Just over the summer, South Dakota made headlines as thousands of bikers storm to the town of Sturgis to hold a massive annual motorcycle rally. It’s not surprising that the people that attend the rally fell sick afterwards.
This mentality and stubbornness might be because of the state’s republican, Gov. Kristi Noem that stuck to not managing the situation hands-on, resisting the federal COVID-19 enforcement orders if any were issued.
The state has yet to be issued a statewide mask mandate since the COVID-19 outbreak in February.
