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 ...