Healing Amidst Heartbreak

I pronounced my ex-boyfriend dead in the ER last night. We dated for three years until he cheated

with my best friend. I moved across the country to escape them. Then his body rolled

through my trauma bay. Massive car accident. I started compressions immediately but

knew it was over. My hands shook as I called time of death. Then his phone buzzed.

A text from my best friend. She was pregnant. With his baby. My attending asked

if I was okay. I lied and said I was fine. But here's what nobody tells you

about medicine. Sometimes saving lives means watching the people who destroyed yours slip away.

And you have to stay professional while your entire world shatters again. Would you have done