A surge of energy simultaneously left my body. My senses weakened as the world around me began to slow down.
This (above) does a good job of getting the right effect of you being the one on the table.
I
stood stiff as my eyes were fixed ...the word "stood" threw me off some.
I
stared down at a middle aged man who had a noticeably large scar which ran vertically down his abdomen.
The surgeon explained that this man was from Argentina, and the scar was a result of a surgery
he'd had at a young age.
You could see the joy radiate from the family when
they were told that the surgery was successful.
This is a memory I will never forget, and at
that moment I realized my purpose in life was to pursue a career in medicine.
To help one person,
let alone thousands of people, will give my life true meaning.
Watch out for mixing past and present tense...oh, also, I think it could very well BE life threatening...didn't Andy Gibb (from the BeeGees) die from an intestinal blockage?
Good luck in school
:)