Multiple Traumas
This past weekend, I saw the most traumas since I started back in July. We usually have one or two a shift, but this was out of control. It is the first time that the consequences of this type of tragedy really hit home for me. This was made worse by having multiple teenagers/young adults involved in a good number of these accidents.
Some survived and some did not. Of course, the loss of a young person is much worse than that of someone who has lived most of his life. I found myself extremely emotional. For me, it was just a busy and chaotic shift, but for so many people, their lives were being changed forever. To lose a loved one is especially difficult at this time of the year.
Our society doesn't talk much about death like other cultures do. This has always left me with many questions about what happens when we die. If we can understand something, it makes it easier to accept. But no one knows what happens when we die. I find comfort in the notion of reincarnation because I know several people who share memories from hundreds of years ago. I guess this is where being religious can be helpful, also. For those of us left behind to mourn, death is the ultimate tragedy and end--but what if this is not the case? We should believe whatever we want to make loss less painful because no one will ever be able to disprove us.