When my head hits the pillow, I know what my dream is going to be about already. My eyes shut, my breathing evens and my temperature drops as I am transported into a hospital. Not just any hospital, but Grey-Sloan Memorial Hospital. This hospital may not sound familiar to you, but I could recognize the name anywhere. I have, and always will be a Grey’s Anatomy fan. Mock all you want, but this show is life changing.
I wander around the hospital wearing sneakers and scrubs. Something cold touches my neck, sending a shiver down my spine. I look and see a stethoscope hanging there loosely. All of a sudden, Meredith Grey and Dr. Weber, both surgeons, run by, waving for me to come along. I cannot help but be intrigued on what may be happening, so I sprint for them, catching up in no time.
Dr. Weber shoves a door open to find dozens of people milling around, trying to save a man who has gone into cardiac arrest. Meredith tells everyone to move aside so they can take him to the operating room. I suddenly stop in my tracks blocking the door. Everyone starts screaming and trying to push me out of the way, but I do not move. I feel as if something is wrong and start to remember my tenth grade health class. We learned how to use AEDs.
“STOP!” I scream as I realize what I have to do. I quickly grab the AED in the corner of the room, put the electrode pads on the man’s chest and try to shock the life back into him. Everyone in the room stands still, barely breathing. “Beep. Beep. Beep.” Everyone began breathing normally again as his heartbeat returned to the monitor.
I cannot explain what it feels like to save someone’s life. I have never done it before, but if it is like anything my dream, I know I want to feel that again. The dream keeps recurring because I want to keep reliving moments in the hospital. I know Grey’s Anatomy is not a real hospital, but I also know that doctors, nurses and surgeons make a bigger difference in the world than most people will ever know. The dedication the people pursing these health professions gives them the deserving award of making the world go round and I want to be apart of that; in my dreams and in reality.
