Others have gotten to move on while they are still waiting and pacing the floor. Others’ operations have already been completed. Others’ prayers seem to have been answered. Maybe these people have been in the waiting room so long that they've noticed others, who had previously been waiting with them, have left. The person standing in the waiting room wants more detail, certainty or even a definitive timeline. You see, sometimes, for those on the other end of the phone, the information that everything is proceeding as expected is enough to calm their obvious concern and curiosity.
The work that relieves pain, mends wounds, makes way for healing, and ensures living this life remains possible. The spaces being surgically opened, cleaned out, newly constructed and masterfully stitched back together. I’m also keenly aware of the work taking place in the operating room that very few get to witness. Often, the response would be something like, “Everything is proceeding as expected.”īecause of these experiences, I’ve developed a great deal of empathy for those waiting for answers, for those who simply want to know their loved ones are safe and still in good hands. “Excuse me, doctor, the family would like an update,” I’d say.
The phone hanging on the waiting-room wall is used by families to call into the operating room, acting as a lifeline for those wanting to know what’s taking place.Īs the operating-room nurse, I’d often answer the phone and hear a concerned voice on the other end requesting information about their loved one’s condition. “I wait for the LORD, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope.” Psalm 130:5 (NIV)
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