With regards to fatties working in healthcare... My EMT program is going fine. This is the 6th week, with 4 to go and out an exam and our clinical ride alongs coming closer. We actually had a really obese guy in the class but he didn't show back up after the 1st week, didn't give notice or anything. Our main instructor said that you can't make accomodations especially when it comes to some of the treatments and interventions, and he's right. For example, with CPR you're on your knees which of course on a fat person are already overloaded, but then for lifting patients, it's not just the ''muh knees'' but also the excess fat can make it a whole lot harder to get a proper grip, whether it's the patient who's fat and you can't grab your opposite wrist around their torso, or if the EMT themselves are big. Then there's my mother, who despite being an RN is borderline obese. So within less than 2 weeks it has become clear that my mother's unhealthy choices are biting her in the ass. It is sad, but well she's been overweight for as long as I can remember, and despite the whole thing of not eating carbs because ''the bread makes you fat'' she still eats the stuff even if she may still eat vegetables or salads. For example, she'll eat fried fish fillets from McDonalds sometimes and eats the patty and not the bun, or gets combination pizza and eats only the toppings but not the crust. But as my sister pointed out(ironically she's also put on noticeable weight), that's still eating fat and grease and plus her boyfriend does pretty much the same yet you hear them talk about weight loss or her experimenting with pescetarian/vegetarian diets like me(standard vegetarian). She does walk and use her exercise bike, but as the sayings go, ''abs are made in the kitchen'' and ''you can't outtrain a bad diet''. She's suffered severe shoulder pain that has made her tear up at times, and she woke us up in the wee hours of the morning due to moaning about the shoulder pain and her heart being fast and I drove her to the ER. Turned out it was calcified tendonitis, which is when calcium deposits end up in the tissue, which diabetes can put you more at risk for(she's diabetic). This morning(around 2-3 am) she had more hysteria about chest pain and again I took her to the ER and she's home now. Thing is each time I took her and we pulled into the parking lot, she would then try to say she was feeling fine, even though we already drove the 10-15 minutes. She was kinda afraid due to the COVID-19 situation tbf, but goddamn it was still irritating. Also, while reviewing and going through notes and my (digital)textbook I came across this goodie that puts it perfectly in Chapter 2: Workplace Safety and Wellness, which doesn't just mean PPE and contamination protocols, but also maintaining one's overall well-being outside of work: There is an ancient proverb, “Physician, heal thyself.” As health care providers, physicians need to look after themselves—in all respects—so that they can minister to others. An ill physician is in no position to render care as he or she was trained to do. That dictum applies to all health care providers and goes well beyond just physical issues.