Dr. Nicolas Kokoris

I can't remember how we had learned of the attack, only that there were more casualties that needed immediate care than could be safely transported. I suppose most people wouldn't think of it as a road trip, but when you've spent a week living in a dustbowl of canvas tents and too many people, you'll take what you can get.

None of us were novices, we knew the risks we could face even as we looked forward to the thrill of the adventure. Landmines, snipers, the risk of kidnapping, rape, death, but there were patients who needed our help, how could we not go? We took off, packed into a landrover with as many supplies as would fit, and one doctor less than we would have liked so we could accommodate the armed escort that we were ordered to take in their place.

You can't think about the risks to yourself when you volunteer your services to organizations like Medecines sans Frontieres, if you did you'd never be able to step off the plane. What you can do is remember why you became a doctor, and know that without you people will die.

Muse: Nicolas Kokoris
Fandom:Presidio Med/Misc TV
Words: 195