Resus Bed (Life Isn't Always a Bed of Roses)

Atop this resus bed

I have seen

different faces of death.

Black and white,

natives and foreigners,

young and old,

rich and poor...

 

Atop this resus bed

I have also watched

how different patients fought hard

in an unmatched ordeal-

against the claws of death...

then survived...

 

Around this resus bed

I have witnessed

different emotions

from relatives of our dying patients.

I have seen their countless tears.

I felt mixed emotions too

but I know

their grief is greater...

 

Around this resus bed

I have heard different stories and

questions

How...?

Why...?

When...?

Where...?

What...?

But the greatest question as always-

"Is it worth saving this patient?"

 

Around this resus bed

I work

with different groups of doctors and nurses.

I follow different orders.

I observed different approaches and attitudes.

But the goal is in unison-

to revive a dying patient

to save

a life...

 

Around this resus bed

is my war zone

the testing place

for my skills,

knowledge and

attitude

towards life and

death...

 

I have realized

Life isn't always a bed of roses...

And

There is no medicine,

no machine,

no doctors and nurses,

no special procedure

that are good enough

to prevent death.

It is inevitable indeed.

 

If a patient survives,

it is never

and will never be

because of the act of resuscitation itself.

It is only because

of God's will

to grant one more chance

one more life

 

to pursue His purpose and plans.