Swine Flu sentiments

Dearest wife, you will be glad to know that I have volunteered for looking after the H1N1 critical care- a make shift set up for the severe ARDS patients with swine flu.
It was a very funny situation indeed when a young boy with severe ARDS got admitted in our hospital , none of the specialists dared to even visit the patient, half of them saying that that they have children at home. I had a big laugh coz it never occurred to me that even I had little children with whom I can’t even speak because of a court’s order restraining to do that on the request of my wife. Anyways as you know me, I decided to give that child my best of efforts and I accepted the responsibility. After 5 days of critical events yesterday I got him off paralysis and gave him a T-piece trial with spontaneous breathing and you should have looked at the joy in his parent’s eyes. His mother who was constantly praying outside couldn’t control her tears while talking to him. Well today is a crucial day for him coz he has developed fever again and the possibility of a nasty nosocomial infection caused by a stupid MDR bug is still there and his life hinges on it.
Well every event in this cosmos is linked with each other as my spiritual trail has taught me – who knows, that my power of understanding the emotions and pains of the other person and my over indulgence in the critical care might after all have a meaning and I might actually be able to serve as a useful tool for the almighty in getting that 15 year old boy back to his parents. Don’t they say something about the higher purpose in life and didn’t you mention about the true satisfaction which our profession offers.
There might be something for you as well if I get H!N! ARDS then you can get all the insurance money!
Just one request- do tell my little angels that I really miss them a lot and they are the most precious for me forever and ever and there is nothing on this earth more desirable than to be able to hold them in my arms and to be reunited with my family again.
Take care