@retalien
Honestly, today’s word hit a little too close to home.
As a medical personnel, you grow used to the word “insidious” because it shows up with almost every bad or chronic case.
“Pain was insidious in onset.”
“Cough is insidious.”
Those are usually the warning signs of something chronic. And most times, when a patient walks in with symptoms described that way, it doesn’t end well. Very few walk out of it.
What makes it worse is realizing it’s not always the patient’s fault. The broken healthcare system, low health literacy, people ignoring symptoms because they seem “small” — by the time it stops being insidious and becomes sudden, it’s already too late. And because we can only manage and not always cure, we end up looking like the bearers of bad news.
That’s the insidious part. A small, quiet word that slowly trains you to expect the worst.
Rantings from someone who’s seen too much of it.
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