tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post7585277717914754287..comments2024-01-12T06:12:35.838-05:00Comments on StorytellERdoc: A Mother's CryStorytellERdochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371229500424449124noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-23493265038461006662010-05-25T16:07:22.562-04:002010-05-25T16:07:22.562-04:00Have Myelin, I am so very sorry for your loss and ...Have Myelin, I am so very sorry for your loss and your pain.Chrysalis https://www.blogger.com/profile/00757696627388704079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-31904034270837609352010-05-25T15:14:56.511-04:002010-05-25T15:14:56.511-04:00My daughter died June 10, 2009 from multiple organ...My daughter died June 10, 2009 from multiple organ failure and she was only 34 years old. <br /><br />I can barely stand it even now. Truth be told it is harder later than in the beginning because you have to figure out how to live without your child. <br /><br />Poignant story.Have Myelin?https://www.blogger.com/profile/05704037582961814202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-91019298651709017422010-03-05T12:03:52.377-05:002010-03-05T12:03:52.377-05:00Working in a peds ER, I can say I know this cry al...Working in a peds ER, I can say I know this cry all too well... it's hard to even put words to it. The absolute worst sound in the world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-67885396508900513412010-02-23T22:28:13.753-05:002010-02-23T22:28:13.753-05:00Wow. Thank you for this heart-wrenching glimpse in...Wow. Thank you for this heart-wrenching glimpse into the real world of medicine.Leigh Ann Ottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16486113024786941714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-54461957371585164722010-02-21T19:31:06.192-05:002010-02-21T19:31:06.192-05:00All
Your compassion and kindness, especially for t...All<br />Your compassion and kindness, especially for this family,in your comments and your personal emails to me regarding this post, are simply astounding...a true testament to the goodness that we all carry inside us and the shared pain we feel for another's misfortunes. Thank you, thank you.<br />JimStorytellERdochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14371229500424449124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-66590840754802521332010-02-20T04:38:54.691-05:002010-02-20T04:38:54.691-05:00I've heard this mother's cry as well and i...I've heard this mother's cry as well and it is something I will never forget. Thanks for trying so hard and for caring so deeply. Rest in Peace Child.David Headhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08858635884147116554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-73632572816775568282010-02-20T04:38:14.044-05:002010-02-20T04:38:14.044-05:00I've heard this mother's cry as well and i...I've heard this mother's cry as well and it is something I will never forget. Thanks for trying so hard and for caring so deeply. Rest in Peace Child.David Headhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08858635884147116554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-26763637106856859062010-02-19T18:54:48.806-05:002010-02-19T18:54:48.806-05:00Congratulations on winning Best Literary Medical W...Congratulations on winning Best Literary Medical Weblog!Lisa Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07951250862147784757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-52148475234897102952010-02-19T14:39:03.966-05:002010-02-19T14:39:03.966-05:00..and it is so hard to know what to do. The family.....and it is so hard to know what to do. The family is in agony, we are complete strangers. How do you console them? I guess you just be there with them. You did your best.girlvethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06431758200580814440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-70228165095327963022010-02-19T14:10:44.601-05:002010-02-19T14:10:44.601-05:00Tough story to read...but unfortunately a reality ...Tough story to read...but unfortunately a reality in this world.<br /><br />Thank you for all that you do to serve mankind. I'm glad there are people like you willing to help those in desperate need. It's not a job many could perform. You are a special and compassionate man.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14611027592964183210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-67370033999992699222010-02-19T14:10:26.514-05:002010-02-19T14:10:26.514-05:00Congratulations on winning 2009's Best Literar...Congratulations on winning 2009's Best Literary Medical Weblog!Medblog Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13040521269327418240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-17698417650922081932010-02-19T12:09:19.439-05:002010-02-19T12:09:19.439-05:00Heart wrenching. What more can I say?Heart wrenching. What more can I say?Lynda Lehmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10914824862008453219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-27227054670612465402010-02-19T07:51:36.939-05:002010-02-19T07:51:36.939-05:00How desperately sad and moving. It is the first t...How desperately sad and moving. It is the first time I have been moved to tears reading a blog.Nikitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13491645703410762245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-60350936736032322872010-02-19T03:03:40.370-05:002010-02-19T03:03:40.370-05:00It always seems to be the cherished, beloved child...It always seems to be the cherished, beloved children who die in such horrible ways. Meanwhile, the kids pumped out one after another by people who can't be arsed to use birth control but have no interest in raising them will bounce if dropped from ten stories up. <br /><br />Not that I want any of them dead, but god I just feel so badly for the parents.coulrophobic agnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13529243280844103232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-55553964256386795592010-02-18T22:07:03.754-05:002010-02-18T22:07:03.754-05:00So utterly and completely heartbreaking... Anothe...So utterly and completely heartbreaking... Another beautifully written post. Thank you for sharing.City Girl Marjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18109695509034129744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-85602222968171272302010-02-18T20:45:34.343-05:002010-02-18T20:45:34.343-05:00"RealWomanFromIndiana said...
Being in educat..."RealWomanFromIndiana said...<br />Being in education, there are too many children whom are better off dead!"<br /><br />Just a tad harsh. I guess compassion, empathy, and understanding can't be taught. and, we all can see were the saying came from in your case, "those who can do and those who can't teach."MLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02844329474927366269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-62993153694052233652010-02-18T19:37:37.029-05:002010-02-18T19:37:37.029-05:00I am so sorry Jim.
I am deeply moved and crying. ...I am so sorry Jim.<br /><br />I am deeply moved and crying. Hard to type through tears.<br /><br />I am sorry for your loss.<br /><br />Thank God for medical people like you who are able to help us in our time of need and for the lives you do save, the pain you relieve and the healing you facilitate.SeaSprayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07906503090688697222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-4137969288210295552010-02-18T14:15:27.318-05:002010-02-18T14:15:27.318-05:00I have heard this cry, after working in an ER for ...I have heard this cry, after working in an ER for 14 years. It never gets "easy". You carry with you these patients and their families forever. God bless you and the work you do.missdanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01633692656770259766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-66051940444224704762010-02-18T11:24:25.678-05:002010-02-18T11:24:25.678-05:00oh shit.
I pray to God I never hear that sound.
...oh shit.<br /><br />I pray to God I never hear that sound.<br /><br />My thoughts are with you, your colleagues, and the family.Carolynn Anctilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566204713508877389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-6641278228666930542010-02-18T10:57:44.257-05:002010-02-18T10:57:44.257-05:00I'm sorry!
I'm so thankful that in my shor...I'm sorry!<br />I'm so thankful that in my short time as an EMT I never had a kid this sick - the worst I ever got was febrile seizures. Watching a 30 year old die of something she shouldn't get until 70 was the hardest thing I've dealt with, I couldn't even imagine doing the same with a kid!StudentDochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830536301077719899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-46632630831309836282010-02-18T10:46:57.404-05:002010-02-18T10:46:57.404-05:00I've heard that cry only once. My daughter (4 ...I've heard that cry only once. My daughter (4 months old) was in PICU, her 2nd heart surgery. We'd been there a while. There was another patient there - same age, same heart defect. My daughter was even slightly more complicated. The other patient died. The PICU team tried for what felt like hours. I will never forget that mother's cry. It's a primal sound. I will never forget standing by my daughter's isolette and not understanding why my child was still alive. I was (and am) so incredibly grateful. But I couldn't stop crying that day. Not for a long, long time. Thank you for posting this incredibly well-written story. What a service you provide for these families.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-11604109792238854972010-02-18T08:25:31.750-05:002010-02-18T08:25:31.750-05:00Being in education, there are too many children wh...Being in education, there are too many children whom are better off dead!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-88079394006499520222010-02-17T23:10:57.883-05:002010-02-17T23:10:57.883-05:00Thank you for sharing this story. I can only imag...Thank you for sharing this story. I can only imagine the grief that must have been splitting the parents' hearts. <br />I know that each of you working in the ER feels the grief in a different but very profound way. I work with pets, and seeing a family's grief, hearing their wailing, it cuts to my heart... I can only imagine what it might be like to be in your shoes, dealing with human souls, and the family members left to mourn their loss. <br />God bless you for all that you do - and may He comfort you as you go about your work.Dr. Woof-Woofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13421961822096601098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-13142146403233852952010-02-17T22:27:28.983-05:002010-02-17T22:27:28.983-05:00What a sad, wrenching, and well-told story.What a sad, wrenching, and well-told story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-67442669718514647682010-02-17T22:10:16.528-05:002010-02-17T22:10:16.528-05:00it is never easy... no matter how many times we go...it is never easy... no matter how many times we go through this, it isnt easy. <br /><br />All you can do is just what you did. Say a prayer, shed a tear and after you finish your shift, go home and hug your kids....Tonjiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00355425625416597121noreply@blogger.com