A Wasted Life?

April 14, 2008

Xenet 71.43.1 System Msg

TTY31201.04.14

Network Connection Enabled
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Another Soldier lost, I spent 2 hours keeping this woman alive 3 days ago and here she is back again in a body bag tagged for home. "Home" Ha! More like the alien world that damn wormhole spit us out on.My newest Patient is only 19 years old and excited about getting to come to an alien world." How many people back home can say that", he said as I put the 36th and last stitch in his leg. How many indeed...but how many are still out there is the question. Are we ever gonna see earth again?

I cant believe I have to ask that question. "OUWWW", he screams, "watch it". Ooops 38 stitches. I gotta get some sleep, but every time I close my eyes I hear those damn Bane whispers haunting me. " Surrender or Die". Over and over. Maybe I am the one who needs a medic? My work keeps me going, even though every life I save is another one for them to try and take at least my newly learned skills make a difference.

What I do here and now makes a difference. I owned a construction company in Colorado back on earth...wonder if any of the stuff we built is still there, or was it all just wasted life. Funny how we used to place value on stuff that wasn't worth the thought. Building a fiber network or power grid can't compare to the sense of accomplishment you feel when you're making a heart beat again, even if is only for a few more days. I started experimenting with making some new types of pharmaceuticals and med packs for the soldiers. Might be a nice hobby to start to get me outa this emergency room. Plus the woman who sells the DNA and Nucleotides is kinda hot, and its been a long 2 months since I got here!

Dan Yankee
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