@wildly.overburden: My last three ER shifts were brutal. Part of me felt grateful — my pain was so much smaller compared to my patients living through the worst day of their lives. And then part of me broke — because all I wanted was to cry my heart out, to be hugged and told it would be okay. But instead, I pushed through 36 hours of holding everyone else's pain, listening to their fears, and promising them I would do everything I could to help. And when it was over, I walked out with tears streaming down my face, back to my own reality. I want to work to stay busy, but I don't want my children to ever feel abandoned. Life is just really hard right now.

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