When is it just too much?

So, I constantly say I don't want kids someday. I'm 28 and just don't feel like its in the cards. I'm always giving friends reasons when they ask, which usually goes along the lines of, "reason number 10,365 to never have kids." (it's always something new when I start using the big numbers.)

Well, tonight is no exception and I used number 17,267. A 105 year old patient rolled into my ER on a stretcher from a nursing home (where no doubt the kids placed them), sick as all get out, and as we suspected they were a full code. The patient has 6 kids. That is six people that are now affecting your life at the age of 105 in a fashion at which might not be quite as ideal.

So, after the patient was stable, we stepped out of the room, I looked at the resident and said, "This is reason number 17,267 that I will never have kids, they will toss you in a home and not make good decisions about your life."

In the time I've worked in large hospitals its really sad what I've seen families do to their loved ones, just because they couldn't quite let go. I understand that it is hard, and that you love you mother-father-aunt-uncle etc, but you have to sit back and think, "if that was me, would I want that?"

A friend of mine recently started a blog. I've always considered it, but never really took the time to do it. I always thought that writing about the antics of work would be a great thing for some people to read about. I've been employed by 3 top notch trauma centers in the US, and the stories that have built in 8 years are astounding. Not to mention the new ones from the trauma bay on a daily basis.

So basically, this is going to be a way for me to let loose. I will not break any laws, mention any names and unless absolutely necessary won't even mention of the patient is male or female. I just want to talk about the things that go on, because I'm sorry ladies and gentlemen, its not Grey's Anatomy. Most days, I wish it were, because there would be a lot more hot doctors. The downside to that is, I think the mortality rate would be a lot higher.

More to come in the future, for now, its back to saving lives.