Jul. 13th, 2014 at 1:40 PM
Sometimes I wonder if I took the right path. I hand patients off to doctors and nurses every day, and most of the time I have no idea what happens to them after that. Do they recover? Are they still in the hospital?
If I had chosen to become a doctor, I could continue to help the people that I see every day. It's so easy to get attached, even though I know some of these people for no longer than a few minutes.
But then I remember that paramedics save lives every day, and that heartens me. To know that I'm the first face they see, that I can provide some comfort to them. And to the people that are often with them, too. I remember that, and I think... I made the right choice, after all. I just wish I could do more.
If I had chosen to become a doctor, I could continue to help the people that I see every day. It's so easy to get attached, even though I know some of these people for no longer than a few minutes.
But then I remember that paramedics save lives every day, and that heartens me. To know that I'm the first face they see, that I can provide some comfort to them. And to the people that are often with them, too. I remember that, and I think... I made the right choice, after all. I just wish I could do more.