The Transience of Life

Thank you for writing this!

Quote from TheCommuterThank you for writing this!

Yes, thank you. An exceptionally well-written and thought-provoking post.

Well-written and straight from the heart. Thank you!

Excellent! Really enjoyed this.

I sometimes use the metaphor "assembly line", but you explained it much more eloquently. Great post!

All I have to say is.....wow.

So true....

Well-written. I've thought similar thoughts when walking past where a patient died. Life going on as normal, but in my mind I'm back with the deceased patient, in another time.

Thank you for this well written piece.As a family member whose loved one was one became "not here" I really appreciated those nurses who fought for his life against all odds. They were there for him and for me. I hope that after I left he became a "not here"so they could do it over again. It is a talent and a gift to be able to let go of patients quickly.

Well written and thank you. I have thought this many times before. I like the way aknottedyarn put it. To repeat the process over and over is a talent. To be "not here" allows us to put the past aside and move on to next one pt who needs help.

What a lovely piece of writing. Well done. Very moving. My grandpa spent his last days on earth in an ICU after a heart attack. I was in my early 20s. Watching the nurses care for him was amazing. They treated him with so much respect and compassion. It was actually one of the first moments where I thought I might want to become a nurse. Thank you for being an ICU nurse and for all that you do. Also thank you for your time in emergency services. My husband is a paramedic. I know all too well how tough a job that is.