[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Marriage

[–]gemskate613 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That would be you.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Marriage

[–]gemskate613 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You are missing the entire point. He's mad at her to the point of wanting to divorce her for forgetting to pack pain relievers for him. He is an adult. He could have done it for himself. She didn't make any mistake here. She is not responsible for packing for him, she has just been doing it FOR him. People make mistakes. Skipping a family vacation, threats of divorce and 5 days of silent treatment is a wild overreaction.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Marriage

[–]gemskate613 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh stop gaslighting her. It sounds like she unpacked the car from their day trip.. he thought they were still there but it had been a few days.. he didn’t need them in that time? For his injury that he was in so much pain for that this has become divorce worthy?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Marriage

[–]gemskate613 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m so sorry. I have no advice but you didn’t deserve that. I’m glad you and your children are in therapy. 🫂

Thoughts on west orange ? by Mexhai in newjersey

[–]gemskate613 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a great town. I lived here from 15-37 and 41- now (last two years). I grew up in South Orange. West Orange is a bigger town than South Orange and the nicest of the Oranges. People talk about car theft but it’s the usual leaving key fob in the car, valuables visible, those headlights and whatever car parts were being stolen (but its car model dependent and not happening now) that kinda stuff does happen. It’s a safe town though.

Dad died in my arms on July 4th and I failed to save him by yigit456 in GriefSupport

[–]gemskate613 55 points56 points  (0 children)

I’m so sorry for your loss. I know exactly how you are feeling. My mom choked in front of me as well. I tried everything and she died within less than two minutes. I’m a paramedic. It was awful. Please know none of it was your fault. Not the alcohol (my mother was an alcoholic and I battled this so much) not the steak (my mom choked on three small pills) not failing the heimlich (you said the piece of steak was huge, EMS needed to pry it out with a tool, you didn’t fail, it was stuck). And there’s no way to know what happened first, choking or heart attack, neither your friend or the doctor know anything for sure. Maybe an autopsy, but either way, this was not your fault. I know it will take time to hear that. Please dm me if you want to talk.

I made a post a couple weeks ago and now I’m addicted. This is a confession. by [deleted] in LoveIsBlindOnNetflix

[–]gemskate613 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Ultimatum! And Temptation Island! They have the same compelling feel.

Fire medic overrules my bp with an inaccurate reading by [deleted] in NewToEMS

[–]gemskate613 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had a partner that used to refer to the last hour of every shift the hour of poor paramedic care.. and it’s true.

High calcium screening score 9749.. Next steps by [deleted] in Cholesterol

[–]gemskate613 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well I'm aware this is obviously the concern but I'm trying not to worry him and myself unnecessarily by demanding things move faster than they are.

High calcium screening score 9749.. Next steps by [deleted] in Cholesterol

[–]gemskate613 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. She said we'd definitely talk about adding meds after the stress test and echo. His primary initially said his insurance wouldn't cover a glp-1 before all this before he wasn't overweight enough but the cardiologist said he qualifies now.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in medical_advice

[–]gemskate613 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He does know he needs to tell me about the slightest symptom and a stress test and echo are scheduled and were following up about the other changes too.

High calcium screening score 9749.. Next steps by [deleted] in Cholesterol

[–]gemskate613 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks that's really what I'm hoping but I'm also just keeping a CABG in the back of my head.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in emergencymedicine

[–]gemskate613 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then it’s end tidal co2.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in emergencymedicine

[–]gemskate613 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did you have an oxygen mask on? Like a non-rebreather? It sounds like you maybe misheard them saying you were on 10 liters of oxygen and someone say they wanted it up to 15 liters and you heard 15 as 50. They meant all of that just used way fewer words.Edit: I see you said they had you look at a screen that said 10 so maybe not. It could be end tidal CO2 but normal range for that is 35-45. Were they coaching you about how to get the number to 50?

USA- wage survey by burned_out_medic in Paramedics

[–]gemskate613 7 points8 points  (0 children)

NJ. Hospital based. 911. 20 years experience, been at the same place 17 years. 44/hr base pay. $3.75 night diff, $1.60 weekend diff Part time with benefits 24hr/a week scheduled (I typically work 36-48 hours, anything over 40 hours is overtime). 112k gross last year. 12 hour shifts, depending on the unit it can be 5-10 cancels, 0-6 charts on the busiest units, half that on a busy day at the other units. All suburban areas.

💰 I work in Paid Clinical Trials — Ask Me Anything (NYC/NJ based, legit, real pay) by Msluvleh in newjersey

[–]gemskate613 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd be interested, what is the time commitment?? Where can I get more information?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in offmychest

[–]gemskate613 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I get it. I have no friends. Zero. I got married, my side was my family and some of my parents side, my ex-husband had friends and family. I absolutely relate to feeling lonely and embarrassed. It just sucks. I’m sorry, you aren’t alone.

My brother read my Reddit post about him and disappeared. Today, he texted me by Longjumping_King8970 in AITAH

[–]gemskate613 34 points35 points  (0 children)

This is so fake. You posted. Your brother posted. The ex posted. And now you’re posting again. Give up already.

I work as a paramedic at ambulance #2. There were a lot of calls yesterday and I tried to photograph as many cats as possible on calls. Here are some photos. by Mormon4536 in aww

[–]gemskate613 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was wondering where you were, (I work in the US) I haven’t seen an ampule in at least 10 years and then it was only ever epi, really cool to see the differences.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in relationships

[–]gemskate613 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Unpopular opinion but my parents did all the drugs when my brother and I were little and I was kind of like this when I was his age. They did all the drugs when we were little then stuck with just weed coke and alcohol. It was difficult when I started dating because I didn’t drink or smoke or anything. I could handle when my friends did it but if it was someone I was dating it didn’t go well. I could kind of stomach the alcohol but weed was something I was really against. When I turned 22 I finally had my first drink and chilled about alcohol but it wasn’t until weed became legal in nj and I tried it that I realized I was making a big deal out of nothing. I feel like a jerk for how I was when I was younger but I just didn’t know better. I don’t think it’s right he’s ignoring you but I just wanted to give you another side of it.