We each have our calling

The usual onslaught of viruses has hit our family. My 9 year old son has recently gone completely deaf from an ear infection. As we as vets are so aware of; I know that doctors are reluctant to give antibiotics but when my son said he could not hear his teacher; I felt maybe he needed antibiotics.

While we waited in the waiting room first thing this morning, a boy of about 8 years old arrived. He was in obvious pain with his very concerned mother holding him up. Just before the doctor called us in, the nurse came out to talk to the mother as it appeared to be an emergency and I listened with horror.

Her son had been involved in a fight at school and had been stabbed with a stick and it had split open his testicle. Listening to this and hearing his whimpers of pain just brought tears to my eyes. As the doctor called us through, my first words to her were - ‘Thank goodness I am a vet as I could not cope with what you deal with’. She looked at me and replied ‘Well I could never do what you do to animals!’. Thank goodness we each have our callings!

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