u/PoeticFurniture

I am in NYC and we are having a heatwave that feels unbearable! We have multiple air conditioners on max 24/7 yet it is untenable against the oppressive heat. I’m either stuck in the bedroom where there’s and AC behind my head but beyond my elbows feels like I’m in a sauna!

Only relief was taking a cold bath last night with my toddler. He was having fun playing with water and it’s the most normal I’ve felt for the last two days. If this is what bedrest is like I am unprepared. At one point in my life I lived in the desert and thought I thrives in heat.. but not at 31 weeks!

I can’t even bring myself to get to a super cooled store. I was plan on going grocery shop just for central air but stepping away from my AC I go back to feeling miserable and useless.

Rant over. Though if anyone has good suggestions to get ahead of the problem I look forward to hearing suggestions or how others survived the summer in your third trimester (due 9/3).

I thought avoiding hot dogs was gonna be my biggest/hardest challenge of the summer!

I just got a letter from Weill Cornell Medicine:

“If you have encountered someone who made your experience special, please take this moment to let us know. Make a donation today and we’ll send a note card to a doctor, nurse, or other staff member to acknowledge their excellence and thank them on your behalf…. Please join us in rewarding and fostering excellence by sharing your experience and sending us your gift of thanks..”

I dated a medical professional for a while and he was very clear that food gifts are appropriate but money was never acceptable.

Anyone else get this and are just as confused as I am?

I take their surveys to share how excellent I believe their staff is but feel this is so wrong.

Are they telling their patient base that they don’t pay their staff enough?