The Maelstrom

Have you ever been all alone in a hospital room, dying to know what was happening in the operation theatre?
Have you felt the walls closing in with each passing minute and feeling suffocated by the detergent smell typical of a hospital?
Have you let wierd notions enter your head, about what could be happening in the operation theatre, what could be going wrong, what you would need to do if something did go wrong?

Have you ever experienced the relief when the phone rings and the doctor tells you that everything went on fine?
Have you felt the simple happiness when you inform your close ones about the good news?

Have you had people calling you up throughout the day, asking over and over again, how the operation went, and you reply over and again, that it was a success, without ever getting tired of saying it?

I wouldn't wish a few of these experiences on people, but the fact is, each of these emotions, good or bad, is a must-have.

Thank God for doctors, thank God for loved ones, thank God for God!