by Anonymous | 18th Jan 2022 | Clinician Stories, Humanity
Lying on trolleys like some discarded sacks Waiting for a passing nurse to offer solace Patients cry for help and family stand, wide-eyed Drinking in the scene-of harried staff who Rush around – no time to stop and care, Too busy meeting targets, managing flow....
by Anonymous | 16th Apr 2020 | Clinician Stories, Patient Stories
Part 2: Terrified I was ventilated for 10 days. My first recollection after my “near death experience” was post extubation. I remember seeing my wife and mother in law and saying, “Hello mum. What are you doing here?” The next few days blur into one partly because I...
by Anonymous | 14th Apr 2020 | Clinician Stories, Patient Stories
Part 1: a moment in time In March 1987 my life changed forever, one morning on my way to work. Everything that happened before that day is now categorised in my mind as “before accident.” Statistically I should never have survived, and I certainly never...
