Cardiac Surgeon (mitral, beating heart CABG, total arterial, MICS). Researcher. Educator. Baby wingman. Tech. Kitchenery. Personal opinion
Sep 15, 2020 • 16 tweets • 6 min read
"Don't make the same mistakes I did. I never got to know my children... I'm only just getting to know my grandkids.
This place won't remember us when we go, it won't remember that we sacrificed our families to be here"
1/15
This was the advice that I was given years ago by a senior colleague while I was still in training. It echoed in my head, even as I ignored it and watched others in the #NHS - nurses, pharmacists, doctors, physios, radiographers - do the same.
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Jan 3, 2020 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
If you’ve ever wondered why anaesthetists exist, here’s an analogy by (this) surgeon which might help explain.
When you go on a flight, there’s a whole bunch of people who make it happen. The engineers fix the plane, the flight crew keep the passengers safe & comfortable,
air traffic control makes sure the flights are a safe distance from each other and on time, the cleaners make sure it’s not unsanitary or unsavoury, the kitchen work to keep everyone satiated , the ground crew check everything moves along safely...
2/6
Dec 19, 2019 • 16 tweets • 6 min read
This was the advice that I was given years ago by a senior colleague while I was still in training. It echoed in my head, even as I ignored it and watched others in the #NHS - nurses, pharmacists, doctors, physios, radiographers - do the same.
2/15
Then, earlier this year, my son was born. I wanted to know him. I wanted him to know me. I worked hard to be present.
Within weeks, though, I'd gone back to my old ways. Out before he was up and creeping back in the dark. I missed his bath on my birthday and wept, hard.
