Sunday, October 28, 2012

How Much Do I Make ?

Somebody asked: "You're a Doctor? How much do you make?"

I replied:
 
I make holding your hand when you're scared.
I make patients breathe when they stop.
I make them survive a heart attack.
I make myself get up at 4am to make sure a patient has the medicine she needs to live ... and
I make myself work straight through to keep her alive and start the day all over again!
I make myself work all day to save the lives of strangers.

I make my family wait for dinner until I know every patient is taken care of.
I make myself skip lunch so that I can make sure that everything I did for my patient today was correct...
I make myself work on weekends and on holidays and all through the nights because people don't just get sick on Monday to Saturday and during normal working hours.

Today, I might save your life.

How much do I make? 

All I know is, I make a difference.