In the midst of "medical miracle"

[The Valkyrie]

You know, that arguments pisses me off more than any other, "God gave doctors their skills and dedication to helping others!"

In that case why did I have to spend $47 k a year to go to medical school for years, then be an intern, then residency, then training in my specialty?

Why did I have to work so hard, struggling a lot, emotionally and financially, when he could have snapped his fingers and given me my skill?

Yeah, I thought that might get you going. Apparently this is not the first time (or last) that we have heard it!

I'll tell you a story, which I think I've mentioned here before, from when I was a student and working at a hospital in my "spare" time to pay the bills.

There was a serious accident and a boy around 17 years old came into the A&E, badly injured and with serious head injuries.

He was in emergency surgery for over ten hours.  We flew in a neurologist to help.  Around 8 surgeons and over a dozen nurses were involved in stabilising him.

His parents were interviewed on local TV and they thanked "god" for their son's survival.  No mention of the highly trained doctors and nurses who helped him.