Epiphany

Thanks so much for sharing your experiences. I think maybe just as a former patient, it can sometimes seem like medical professionals are kinda superheroes and above it all, really appreciate you.

Andrew

Thank you for being willing to talk about a difficult subject in your life, and I’m very glad you have been able to work though it. Loss is always difficult to talk about, and I’m glad you’ve gotten comfortable enough to share your experience with us through this channel. When I first heard this song back in Aug. 2020 it was instant tears. I’m a nurse. I work in a hospital, specifically in surgery, and there are days when you can come home with some funny stories, or it’s been a relatively standard day, and you feel good about what you’ve accomplished. However, sometimes I tell stories and forget that certain things aren’t part of a lot of peoples “standard day” and they think what I do is insane, and some days it is. I have been in healthcare for 12 years, and I’m only 33 by the way, and unfortunately I have been there to see several people pass away. It is always sad, it is always extremely difficult, and when you work 12 hour shifts plus call, it’s also not the only part of your day. You have other people to take care of after a death occurs, so you take 20 minutes, take a deep breath, and put on a happy face for your next patient. There are times I come home crying to my husband, and he knows there has been a death, but a lot of times that is all he knows. Mainly because of HIPPA I can’t talk about a lot of things even if I wanted to. You really have to lean on your co-workers, and they become confidants, and almost family. “With you I serve, with you I fall down” reminds me of my surgery family, and the many things they have gotten me through. Healthcare has been a very difficult place the last (almost) 2 years, and it’s really no wonder why people are leaving it in droves, but it’s also so rewarding in so many ways. I think it’s an interesting debate question when you ask if it’s okay for an artist to talk about subjects like this, even though they haven’t experienced it. I understand why it would bother people, but I think this song did a really good job, by not being too specific. I also think as an artist, you can help create something that serves as a release for people, and I think she accomplished that. Plus creative license is important, and a good song, is a good song. We all know Johnny Cash didn’t serve time at Folsom Prison, but it’s still a good song, and it resonated with people. I think that’s all that truly matters.