Shanks

He was born this morning. He has six toes on each foot, six fingers on each hand. Short stubby ears, and a wrinkled forehead. He weighs 1.6kg (3.5 lbs). His parents said he was term but that’s not likely. His…

Shanksteps #91   Up and down. Lives won and lives lost. Each day is filled with various happenings. The woman of Shanksteps 89 is doing well. Today another life is lost. In these past two weeks, two children lost to…

Shanksteps of Faith #90 Mar 26, 2008   She lay on the table, drawing in short, shallow breaths. Blood pooled on the floor all around. Her cloths were soaked. The nurse couldn’t find a blood pressure or pulse. She was…

I’m suctioning out his mouth as he vomits all over everything. He has it caught in his throat. His blood oxygen plummets. “Where is the oral airway, why isn’t it here!?” He starts breathing again. But his oxygen reads in…