1/ I spoke today on . @tntradioempire about this:
My husband is an Infectious disease doc. They are *pretty damn busy* right now at Penn https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙄" title="Face with rolling eyes" aria-label="Emoji: Face with rolling eyes">.
We know we both will get deployed. His came first.
We didn& #39;t hesitate: he will be on inpatient #COVID19 service next wk.
That means:https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Down pointing backhand index" aria-label="Emoji: Down pointing backhand index">

2/ -cleaning up spare bedroom/bathroom w/locks on doors so kids won& #39;t go in
-packing up suitcase as if he& #39;s moving out x2wks
-figuring out multiple changes of clothes & food for him in isolation
-prepping our wills/POA/etc
All of this was easy.
The hard part? https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Down pointing backhand index" aria-label="Emoji: Down pointing backhand index">

3/ The hardest part was telling our kids that they cannot see or touch their father x2wks.
My 4yo is mad she can& #39;t get her bedtime routine
My 8yo started to cry: he understands this virus kills. He is afraid. He wants to help people, but he doesn& #39;t want his dad near the virus.
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Last: this is our job. We actually have VOLUNTEERED to be deployed early. We want to help pts & our colleagues out.
But there is a human cost to every life sick/lost-a network of pain.
Please: YOU can help ALL of us by #SocialDistancing. Help us flatten this FASTER.
Thank you.