'tonight he said my name'

My friend Deb, one of the charge nurses down on D Ward, has written an update about the patient I mentioned last week.

You should read it.

I dare you to picture what she writes about without getting choked up. Or maybe that's just me. Maybe her words have such a strong impact on me is because they remind me of a similar scene at the end of the last field service, right before I boarded a plane to go home on maternity leave. I know so well the wave of emotion that washes over you in moments like that, and while I'm not spending time swimming in that ocean these days, reading her words at least lets me dip my toes in again.

This ship is an amazing place to live.