death

yersterday...we lost someone in the ICU. a young pregnant lady who was diagnosed to have severe septic shock secondary to H1N1 infection.

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she collapsed at 915am and drs tried their best to bring her back. but then, due to multiple organs failure, she died after 30mins of non-stop CPR.

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i was there, standing outside the patient's room, looking through the glass window, reminisce the memory 3 year ago which occurred in the same room within that ICU.

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that room, is the same room, where i witnessed the first death in my life on the 1st ramadhan 3 years ago. a young lady, died due to septicemia secondary to leukaemia. and that girl was my brother's special girlfriend which i never have a chance to know her well.

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that time, i couldnt sleep for a week. i saw her face, i saw the monitor showing the asystole and i saw how her parents cried so hard especially her mother, kissing her face and hands after the doctor declared the time of death. that time, i realized the power of GOD. just initially presented with fever and cough, her condition deteriorated rapidly, and after two week of hospitailization, she died.

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A lot students from other courses started locking their room and went back to their hometown, enjoying their holiday.while us, medical students, still having classes.

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me?

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there will be no weekend for me this week. this morning i have to go to ICU, have class. tomorrow we start our rotation in OT. and my turn to on call this sunday. wednesday...will head back to KT for hari raya's holiday until sunday. so excited since 5 of all us will be at home.

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so to everyone, happy weekend and happy holiday!