Consultant Anaesthetist

London, UK

Contribution provided on behalf of Pamper Our Heroes

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Covid Through my eyes 

To volunteer was no big deal 

It’s part of what I do, 

I intubate the trachea, and look for CO2, 

 

It came as no surprise therefore as we began this 

Pandemic, 

That as intubation teams were formed 

I was in team-MERIT 

 

The anxiety around PPE 

Was evident in all around, 

But due to the high risk our job 

Masks and visors were thankfully found 

 

The people being intubated, 

Were scared and often alone, 

When we came to intubate them, 

They were having conversations on the phone 

 

We tried to be reassuring, 

To tell them we’ll take care, 

We insist that we’ll look after them, 

That someone will always be there 

The fear was evident inside their eyes, 

The windows to their soul, 

The emotional impact of this job 

Was not evident when I took on this role 

 

The sacred moments before they sleep, 

The Silence of Preoxygenaton, 

An audible Pulse oximeter beep, 

The soundtrack to their hibernation 

 

Each statistic that you read about, 

Is a person, it’s a life 

The lines upon the graphs you view 

Could be someone’s husband, someone’s wife 

 

There will be lessons learned from this, 

New science and new publications, 

This tragedy has brought us together I hope, 

From all affected nation 

 

We will get through this somehow,  

Life will find a way, 

But when we are sagely on the other side, 

Many goodbyes we’ll have had to say. 

 

So hug your loved ones, keep your spirits up, 

Wash your hands and stay at home, 

The light is visible at the end of the tunnel, 

Remember- you are not alone.