A Message from Romeo Dallaire

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I love this guy...he's my hero. He knows what it's like to work without resources. He knows what it's like to see people die.


TORONTO -- Retired Canadian lieutenant-general and senator Romeo Dallaire has posted a message of support and solidarity for health-care workers on social media, reassuring them that although difficult choices are to come, they should trust their instincts.

Speaking directly to first responders and health-care workers, he said that despite the country’s preparations to fight COVID-19, “you will realize, sooner than later, that even with all these efforts, you may not have all the resources you need to achieve the ultimate mission of saving everyone.
“And this will create ethical and moral dilemmas that you will have to face.”



He said that 26 years ago, he “faced also a task that seemed to be maybe — maybe — achievable, but ultimately was totally overwhelming, and in so doing, saw vast numbers of human beings, innocent human beings, being put at risk with very limited resources to be able to intervene.”
In the Twitter videos posted Sunday, he told health-care workers to trust their instincts and try to avoid punishing themselves for perceived failures.



“You will have to count on your experience, your knowledge, your skills to pull you through these demanding, gut-wrenching decisions of making sure that ultimately the best possible solution is being brought to every human being (who) comes before you in this trying time for us all,” he said.

www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/romeo-dallaire-posts-message-of-support-for-health-care-workers-1.4863508