Warning: This episode starts pretty heavy We talk about an absolutely horrific and tragic call that Nathan ran and how he has healed from something no one should ever have to see.  Casey tells us about how patient's can impact us even in non-emergent settings. Casey and his partner help a patient attend his son's wedding and spark the inspiration for a nationwide program to help patient's that are bedbound attend special occasions for free. Kierra tells us about the importance of taking your time with a patient. Adam describes a patient that came into the ED at the height of Covid, basically at deaths door, with an unclear diagnosis and how God used him to save this life. Emergency medicine can be very difficult on a daily basis. It can be thankless, hopeless and forces you to carry burdens that no one should have to carry.  My biggest take away from today's stories is the importance of holding onto those calls, those patients that impacted you for the good. Maybe you were able to save a life, maybe you were able to go above and beyond for a patient in a way that has nothing to do with medicine; either way, we need to hold those moments and those experiences closely to our hearts and our minds to give us the strength to run that next call or see that next patient. Meet our December Panelists: Nathan - EMT of 9 years Casey - Paramedic of 47 years Kierra - ER RN for 7 years Aaron (host) - 15 years in EM as EMT, paramedic and ER PA Adam -  ER Physician with 21 years in EM Support the show