[Gay State Conservative]

I have lots and lots of memories (many of them quite unpleasant) of the 20+ years I spent in the EW (hey,it's a high class joint so it's gotta be a "Ward")....

Heroin OD's arriving in cardio-pulmonary arrest and walking out 10 minutes after getting their Narcan....

"Sick As Hell Anemia"

Watching the medical staff slipping and falling in the blood on the floor during an open chest code....

Watching a nurse baptize a stillborn baby in the dirty utility room....

Listening to the surgical residents bargaining over who'll tell the parents of that 17 year old kid with the bullet in his head that "we did all we could".....

I did it for 20 years.It paid the bills.And I did see many examples of astounding bravery and devotion....but I'm damn glad that I'm out of there.It took a huge toll on me.

[Horatio Gates]

Thanks for all you all do and have done