I'll admit to being a bit sad tonight, or at the least a little melancholy.
This morning over breakfast I found out that the Shriners Hospital in Galveston isn't reopening. While I've suspected this since Ike hit in September, the reality of it happening is quite another thing. I'm grateful to have been a part of such an amazing place- even just for a year. I pray that something will rise to care for the children who were "ours" there, or who would have been theirs with future injuries. I mostly pray for rebuilding and healing for the staff I worked with there. Some of the people I worked with there left a profound influence upon me; I can't imagine the rebuilding they have already been facing, though I also know that these are people of such kindness and generosity that they will be fine.
The twist in my own life is that it now appears that I will be the only Fellow from the dual burns/ critical care academic experiment there to actually get my critical care boards. It's an interesting distinction to carry.
And....my heart hurts for someone I care about who lost someone important to them today.
(((SIGH)))
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