This Painful Text From A COVID Doctor Should Make You Want To Stay Home For Thanksgiving

And the replies from other healthcare workers are just as heartbreaking.
This Painful Text From A COVID Doctor Should Make You Want To Stay Home For Thanksgiving
junediane | Instagram junediane | Instagram
Contributor

A very real text message from a COVID doctor was tweeted out yesterday by actress June Diane Raphael (of Netflix's "Grace and Frankie") and it went viral pretty fast.

The actress received the text reply after asking her best friend, a pulmonary and critical care doctor, how she was doing.

The response she received was extremely heartbreaking.

Editor's Choice: These Photos Prove That John Boyega Should Absolutely Be The Next 'James Bond'

This is the actress's original tweet, with the text message.

People were pretty quick to offer their own sentiments, hoping to get people to stay home for Thanksgiving.

Other healthcare workers responded to the text message, echoing the doctor's feelings.

They are burnt out, emotionally and physically spent.

Another doctor shared HIS thread containing even more of the current experiences of healthcare workers around the country.

So many people are going through this exact turmoil.

And if these words don't convince you, perhaps a graph will.

USANews

Hantavirus Q-and-A with Ontario's Dr. Moore

Hantavirus questions and answers with Ontario's chief medical officer of health

Here's why experts say hantavirus is unlikely to be next pandemic

Experts understand anxiety about hantavirus, but say it's unlikely to be next pandemic

Bath & Body Works is extending the semi-annual sale and candles are more than 50% off

Select items are up to 75% off during the sale!

8 ways Maritimers are so different from Ontarians (that I discovered after moving)

Moving from Toronto to PEI was... an experience.

This white sand beach town is Ontario's 'Florida North' and has 20 acres of velvet shores

It's a dreamy spot for a summer escape.

I moved to Vancouver from Toronto and these 7 stereotypes are actually true

Are we still in the same country?

This $17 bus trip from Ottawa takes you to a dreamy town that's like a little slice of Scotland

No car needed!

These government payments are increasing in July and here's how much money you can get

Payments are made as direct deposits and cheques.

I ranked Canadian cities based on their liveability for people in their 20s and 30s

Hear me out!

Ontario Lotto Max winners got a $75M jackpot with numbers that are special to their family

The siblings have played the lottery together for almost two years.

Montreal shooting victim remembered as devoted father and friend

Montreal shooting victim was 'one in a million'

Canada Revenue Agency is hiring for IT jobs that pay close to $100,000 a year

The agency has developer and support analyst positions available.