It was the darkest night of my life when I stood on that bridge, one step away from letting go. As an ER doctor in Philadelphia, I’d just fought to save a young man’s life after a brutal crash—only to find myself questioning the meaning of my own. But a single encounter, and a voice I’ll never forget, forced me to confront everything I’d been running from.
I am Ethan Miller, a young ER resident in Chicago haunted by a relentless sense of inadequacy and the emotional cost of the job. One harrowing night, the fate of a teenage patient and my own family’s expectations collide, forcing me to question everything I thought I knew about medicine, resilience, and love. Through exhaustion, guilt, and hard choices, I fight to hold on to my purpose, knowing that sometimes all you can do is ask someone to wait for you.
