Do something…

17Jan09

I witnessed a car accident. I was pretty sure the girl was dead, I mean nobody survives an impact like that. I didn’t get out of my car and see if I could help. Maybe I was scared I would get in the way. My husband says there is nothing I could have done for her.

That’s just not true. I couldn’t have saved her life, but I could have held her hand, comforted her. Ultimately this will be a large part of my practice in medicine. I’m not so naive as to think that I will be able to fix everyone, but I can comfort them in a time of need. I  My only hope is that she died on impact.

I am sickened by myself. It just not like to not stop and try to do something.

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