Bad Night
We’re sleeping in the hospital now. It started this year. Our calls are now in-house as the hospital wanted us to physically
Tag: ICU
Concert in the ICU
Inside ICU room 34* of our hospital, there is an ongoing musical performance. One young man is playing an instrument
Last Walk of a Fallen Jedi
(It’s Christmas season once again. Also in 10 days the new Star Wars movie will be out. I would like
Of Hawks and Turkeys
Last Saturday was gray, damp and cold. It was windy too with strong wind gusts all day. It was a
Death by Chocolate
All she wanted was to taste the chocolate. All these years she was strongly warned against having chocolates. It’s not
Barriers
He was always there. Constantly standing outside the ICU room, that is closed by a sliding glass door. He looked
Death Snatchers
During our ICU morning rounds, the medical residents were presenting the patients’ cases to me as I was taking over care from another
Illusive Hope
During my last weekend call, one of the many admissions I had to the ICU was a man in his 70’s, who was
The End Of A Miracle
(I am reposting an article from December 26, 2010, “My Christmas Calling.” I wrote it after being on-duty on Christmas day.) Christmas morning.
A Somber Celebration
Last week, we had a patient in the ICU who was unwell. Unwell, is perhaps an understatement. He was of an
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