Dedicated to Satwant Kaur. Written and directed by Pramanik Bharadwaj. Chief Resident played by Dean McCarthy. Cinematography by Jonathan Mena & Therese Jackson. Sound engineering by Dwayne Fortune. Special thanks to Prasheel Bharadwj & Pranay Bhardwaj. Inspired by Eliezer M. Van Allen’s “Role In Transition” Ann. Intern. Med. 2009; 151:427-428 Feel No Pain Lyrics V1 Up in the call room — with a spoon fill of home-cooked food Just got off the phone with grand moms, complaining she put too much of her Indian spices — real hot — but just so cool She pushed me to pull this medical resident school kid through. My pager goes off — it’s the Emergency Room — with a new admission Patient was an elderly woman with an unstable condition Finished my last bites — and left the rest in the fridge In less than a minute — Im at her bedside — with all my questions Less than a second — it took to realize what didn’t need guessing Her breathing was labored — her knees were pressing her chest in She had a history of long-standing dementia Along with a long list of other conditions and standing right next to her Her family… some tearful — others firm and focused Full code status — so I made sure we tubed her throat For the 5th time this year — the end of near — it’s near the ending Her situation’s clear — she was rapidly deteriorating Most probably: Aspiration — severe incapacitation Regretful — to tell the family, their loved one may not make it They still ask for life …