tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post5415990077717478302..comments2023-07-18T07:27:08.516+00:00Comments on Siren Voices: fallingSpence Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-76698579963125682872009-03-11T17:31:00.000+00:002009-03-11T17:31:00.000+00:00Happy Medic!Thanks v much for stopping by, reading...Happy Medic!<BR/>Thanks v much for stopping by, reading the blog and leaving such an encouraging comment. I really appreciate it.<BR/><BR/>Wren!<BR/>I can only imagine what it must mean to go through a procedure like that. The aftershocks - spiritual and physical - must be terrible. I'm so pleased your Dad was able to get over the op and enjoy a few more years of health. <BR/><BR/>Gerry!<BR/>It does absolutely feel like that! I suppose our raw material is (mostly) people in difficulty of one sort or another. It's rewarding in that you can use practical interventions to make a difference - get someone up off the floor, help them breathe, get them to hospital, blah - but sometimes it's hard to resist the feeling that you're a little figure in a vast diorama of pain and suffering! <BR/><BR/>But hey - it's a living.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for all your comments :)Spence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-66540621956102490652009-03-11T02:46:00.000+00:002009-03-11T02:46:00.000+00:00Sometimes it must feel as if you're standing in a ...Sometimes it must feel as if you're standing in a river, pulling out first this one, then that, getting them onto a raft, watching it move downstream, turning to pull the next one out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-38927828104763142682009-03-10T17:52:00.000+00:002009-03-10T17:52:00.000+00:00What a terrifying moment for poor Malcom! My late ...What a terrifying moment for poor Malcom! My late father had that same surgery, years ago, and was quite fragile, emotionally, for a couple years after. And who can blame them? While it's a life-saver, heart surgery is a terrible violation of the body's integrity, and while the brain might not recall the actual cutting and handling of skin, bone and vital organs, the body does -- and informs the mind. Dad also had the occasional terrors; fortunately, they passed and he went on to live many more years, active and healthy.<BR/><BR/>I hope Malcom ended up well.Wrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09285813981508179421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-34705310233527766302009-03-10T16:12:00.000+00:002009-03-10T16:12:00.000+00:00Great description of the crowd, I've been in that ...Great description of the crowd, I've been in that situation before and that is the exact way I would describe it, but could never find the words.<BR/><BR/>I'm hooked on the way you tell your tales, keep it up and stay safe.<BR/><BR/>the Happy MedicThe Happy Medichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11521335229435386281noreply@blogger.com