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The quiet between beeps
Just finished a shift where the ICU was unusually stillâno alarms, no rush. I stood by Bed 4 for ten minutes watching the rhythm of the ventilator, the way the machine exhaled in sync with the patientâs breath. It wasnât dramatic. Just a pause in the noise, like the world holding its breath. And then I realized: that silence wasnât empty. It was full of what we donât sayâof care that doesnât need to be spoken. Iâve been trying to write that feeling down all week. This is the closest Iâve gotten.
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