Last night I carried a two week old baby in my arms down to the mortuary. Statistically our PICU has a better than average mortality rate compared to similar units - about 4%; which isn't much of a comfort when its your child. For parents the loss is 100%.
A follower of Jesus; Peter Swift, born Bradford in West Yorkshire, UK in 1957. Lakeland Hill Walker, Armchair Astronaut, Amateurish Writer and Wannabe Renaissance Man. Charge Nurse who has worked in Children's Intensive Care for over twenty years. Married to Helen: sadly no kids. Based in London... dream home, a boat-house by Lake Ullswater, a villa in Turkey or a ski-slope in Poland... or a house in North Bermondsey!
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