“And the name of the city from that time on shall be, The Lord Is There.” (Ez. 48:35b, ESV) At first I don’t realize I’m dreaming. I place my hand on the panorama glass of the hotel room, looking at the vast expanse around me. Large towers, a body of water, smog so thick I couldn’t see tops of buildings. No green, no…
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“People who really want to make a difference in the world usually do it, in one way or another. And I’ve noticed something about people who make a difference in the world: They hold the unshakable conviction that individuals are extremely important, that every life matters.” -Katie Davis Majors Sitting at the diner last week, I realized we have an…
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Part I October “Twenty three year old female, brought in by EMS for drug overdose, initially unresponsive on the scene, assisted with bag valve ventilations. Report from Paramedic that she was given O.4mg of Narcan after 18gauge IV was placed, which only stirred her initially, so another 0.4 Narcan was given in route to ED.” Dr. Washburn didn’t think I…
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Part II May “Mimi, look what I got! Itsa the cutes’ doll.” Sweet Olivia bounds up to the door as I come in from my eight hour shift in the PACU. Her dark curls bounce close to her jaw where she had the brightest smile across her cheeks. She spins around, her blue eyes sparkling, and it cuts me deep,…
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Part III June My daughter was a junkie. It took me a long time to tell anyone. When we found out Amy was pregnant and still using, I got family involved. My cousin invited us to a church and we jumped into a small group, with hopes of creating a sense of community. We kept Amy’s drug habit from them…
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