by Anonymous | 27th Apr 2021 | Grief, Stress and Burnout
My dog died last week. She was my second baby, my shadow, my companion, for 15 years. I was her top dog and she was mine. She spent her days at my feet, or cuddled up nearby while I worked, often discernible in the corner of a zoom meeting. If I lay on the sofa, she...
by Anonymous | 15th Dec 2020 | Clinician Stories, The Covid Diaries
The conversation was not one I was unfamiliar with. Discussing a serious diagnosis, a worrying test result, or a life limiting prognosis is something I have been doing on probably a weekly basis for years. This conversation was no different; the recipe that guides me...
by Anonymous | 19th May 2020 | Clinician Stories
The guttural howl could be heard at the other end of the corridor. It went on and on, uncontrollable, penetrating the core of all who heard it. Inside the room the noise was suffocating. There was barely any space anyway, an extended family packed into an area far too...
by Anonymous | 8th Oct 2019 | Grief
Yesterday I said goodbye to one of my heroes. It turns out he was a hero to rather a lot of people. Many stood at the back of the cathedral behind me. I don’t think I have cried so much for anyone since my beloved grandfather died in 2004. Both men shared a huge...
by Anonymous | 28th Jun 2019 | Clinician Stories
“I’m so sorry for keeping you waiting.” I heard the words spoken from within me as my next patient walked through the door from the waiting room to the minor injury area of the Emergency Department. It was after midnight. My shift had officially...
