May you rest in peace, uncle.

My hypothesis was right. Dr. Edmund graduated from NUI. National University of Ireland. o.O He’s either very brilliant or very loaded. Or perhaps both. I saw his writing in the case notes. It’s astoundingly elegant and neat compared to my illegible clumsy scrawl. This is a rarity. I haven’t seen a doctor’s hand-writing as neat as his.

He was clerking a patient the other day. I stood behind him, pretending to be very attentive to their conversation. And I couldn’t resist the impulse to smell his body scent. I hope he didn’t realize it. It’s a little vague, but invigorating and orgasmic. Hehe. Does it sound nauseating to you? I always have tendency to do so as surreptitiously as possible whenever and wherever I spot a cute guy.

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I had the opportunity to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a collapsed patient in the emergency unit a few days ago. The medical assistants were apparently exhausted and my help was sought.

Dr X: Come on!! Faster! 100 compressions per minute!!
Joe: Ya. Trying.
Dr X: Eh, you’re like making a dough. Straighten your arms!
Joe: …..
Dr X: Use the strength of your entire upper torso!!

I heard some cracking sound when I was doing the compressions with all my might. Did I fracture his ribs?

Well, the poor old man didn’t make it though. Everything that could be done had been done. The tube and IV lines were removed. They switched off the electrocardiograph, stopped the ventilation and called the time. Sometimes, patients just don't respond. And they sink inexorably into death.

The family members were then informed and called in, their eyes teary and red. I guess they’d had the premonition that something tragic was imminent. Grief manifested itself on their gloomy faces. I stood aside, expressionless. My breathing gradually crept towards hyperventilation and I struggled to fight back a sudden wave of emotion the incident had brought on. It's hard to fathom the pain and emotional torment the death had inflicted on his family members. But I wish I never have to as it's obviously heart-wrenching.

Uncle, may you rest in peace.