Photo: Reddit
San Diego, on the wall of a hospital parking lot.
A doctor has just lost a patient. Outside in the parking lot of the hospital, he is overwhelmed by his emotions.
He goes to his knees to hold on to the wall with one hand. There is no face to be seen, only the white coat glows in the light of the lantern.
"It was one of those moments that just overruns you."
The background : The doctor had previously fought for the life of a 19-year-old. Unfortunately, in vain. Outside in the parking lot, he lets his emotions run wild. What the man does not know: A colleague captures this intimate moment with his cell phone and puts it online on the social news portal "Reddit". He writes: "Although it is a normal incident in our profession, we tend to lose patients who are very old or very ill - or both." Most notably, the doctor returns a few minutes after moaning the young patient goes to his workplace. "After a few minutes, he resumed his service. He had his head up, "reported the colleague.
Image of the grieving doctor touches the world
Quickly the image of the mourning doctor in the social networks is thousands of times shared and commented. Many users share their work experience as doctors and report the pain of losing patients. The user "livinbandit" tells about the work of his father, who is a doctor himself: "It happened very rarely, but sometimes he came home and cried in the arms of my mother. Although he had tried everything, he could not save the patient. I never had more respect than at such moments. He cried because he thought he could have done more. "The picture illustrates the burden many doctors are exposed to worldwide every day. And many do not get the recognition they deserve. "
Perhaps this image will bring back the awareness of those who fight each day for the lives of others.
