"so much resting on such a simple thing"

(What a beautiful write-up. I was in ave for few moments after reading this)

 "The nature of a baby with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (a “hypoplast,” as we call them) means that oxygen—the life-giving, lifesaving drug that we routinely use during medical emergencies—can kill. There is a tiny duct that is helping to keep the baby alive, their fetal underwater circulation. Usually, this closes a few days after birth, but Baby Murphy’s duct needs to stay open. Oxygen can speed up the closure of this hole. If these babies cry, they let in too much oxygen. Much of a nurse’s job caring for a pre-stage-one Norwood procedure—the first of three major replumbing operations to treat hypoplastic left heart syndrome—is to make sure these babies don’t cry: so much resting on such a simple thing”

Excerpt From The Language of Kindness: A Nurse's Story
Christie Watson

Link: https://www.amazon.com/Language-Kindness-Nurses-Story-ebook/dp/B074YMCB54/ref=dp_kinw_strp_1