Patient voices

A prayer for the patient

I was startled awake at 3:40 am by a loudspeaker blaring "Code Blue ... Code Blue." As the hospital's newly hired chaplain intern, I'd been sleeping in the overnight room. Stumbling out of bed and groggily changing out of my…

I was startled awake at 3:40 am by a loudspeaker blaring “Code Blue … Code Blue.”

As the hospital’s newly hired chaplain intern, I’d been sleeping in the overnight room. Stumbling out of bed and groggily changing out of my pajamas, I made sure to put on my hospital badge.

I made my way to the hospital’s “Z” building, where the ICU was located, and took the elevator to the fourth floor. …

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A prayer for the patient