Storyhold
Keeping a patient's life story in your head so you can tell it for them when they no longer can.
Matt Morgan
Stickscape
The miniature hell of adhesive that refuses to peel the way you want.
Stepfade
Walking out of the hospital into morning light after a night you'll never forget.
Statquiet
The unnatural stillness that falls in the seconds before a crash call team arrives.
Sleevecrack
The small triumph of ripping off a surgical gown in one clean motion.
Pillhill
The cumulative burden of tablets, capsules and potions that turns living with a chronic illness into a daily uphill climb. Submitted by Olefella.
Skillflinch
The breath you hold watching a junior attempt a procedure for the first time.
Shiftdrift
The feeling of hours blending together until you're not sure which day you're in.
Seamlessium
The crystalline perfection of a procedure that goes exactly to plan.
Sealhiss
The sound of a mask seal breaking.