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Interesting prospective.

I did like it!! Meaningful story.

I liked it. :)

That was beautiful

nicely done

I like the whole story. But I would have pointed out that humans have an unbelievable determination to survive. After all, we are persistent predators.

What's so sad is that many of us veterans are left behind. Not on foreign battlefields or in prisons of the enemy, but in our own country. Yes, we are provided for, given a monthly stipend. Given that stipend and left to our own devices and machinations. Day after day we have to make up a reason to keep trudging on in this country that has put us out of sight so that we say out of mind. The saddest part of it is that for most of us, all we need is a friend who truly cares and wants to spend time with us. You can go to all of the talk therapy that you want, but when you walk out of that office, you're still the lonely person living alone that walked into it an hour earlier. So, yes, we weren't left behind in body, but we are forgotten about by the society that we volunteered to serve. Don't reply to this comment, dont like it. if you really want to make a difference, go befriend a veteran and really get to know them. Find one that you have similar interest with and discuss that. Argue about it, be passionate in your efforts to be their friend. But the most important thing is to actually care about them, do not try to fake it. If you arent genuinely interesting in getting to know them, just walk away. having fake friends is worse than having no friends.

Ohhh man this was so good. I felt the compassion. My bad luck has continued. I lost one of my closest friends yesterday. A kidney infection that went sceptic. I got the call while she eas being medivacced to our bigger hospital. After landing she had complications and ended up not making it. I am in a surreal mental space space my aunt survived her open heart surgery, I got my teuck back that was stolen. Lost all my equipment that was in it. And now I find myself planning to bury another friend. Thank you for the perspective scifi. I feel a little better than I did a half hour ago. I thank you. For all you do. I do ask however. Please take care of yourself. Do the things you want to do, write the things you wish to write. Human relic hunter would be an example. No pressure. Our time on this earth is not guaranteed. I wish you all the best of times and luck in all you do.

I think we have some of this going on for those that are to sick and suffering I would hate to be the one to make the call. But, I understand the kindness of those that do. Tom

Great story. THIS is why it is a bad idea to take a shot at a medic. Doc will do everything possible to save you. GRUNTS will do all they can to erase anyone who takes a shot at Doc.

Scifi, love this story ❤️ can help but think of some friend that are here and some that were lost along the way. Thank you for your stories. An old solider.

Fantastic little story! Love the medical angle. Short little ones like this, the well written ones anyway, are what start me wanting more as I am left with so many questions.

This! This is the kind of stories that make the membership worthwhile to me. It may be Sci Fi but it touches me as I cross trained as a corpsman and have seen far too much. Bravo good Sir, please keep up the amazing work!

Reminds me of 40k and the different "medical" units, from SM apothecaries, your standard guard medic, to Krieg...."medics?", who iirc are also quartermasters, many scenes from the books that bring up the same dilema in this video, when to administer the emperor's mercy?

SciFistories gives us a one-shot alien perspective and alternative practice in medical treatment that humans feel compelled to challenge. The xeno physician perceived the soldier beyond recovery and had begun to administer what his species considered an act of compassion to end unneccessary suffering. He was stopped short of administering the ampule of toxin ment to quickly end the suffering of the mortally wounded soldier. The human medic had recognized the prayer and device the physician had retrieved and acted quickly to prevent the physician from administering the toxin. She struck his wrist knocking the ampule and injection device from his grip dispite being less massive to the physician. The human medic declaired the wounded soldier to be her patient and forbade the alien physician touch him any further. The physician tried to explain his prognosis and intent to end the suffering by established protocols of his species that was 16 thousand years old. His specied had developed it early in their own violent history as a kindness to those that could not be saved for their wounds in battle. What he failed to recognize was that humans lived by different protocols. Now he was forced to step back and witness how the humans would try to treat the wounded solder he believed could not be healed. The xeno physician stood in shock as he watched the humans endure more than 6 hours of human medical treatment that included physically gettng their hands inside the soldier to treat wounds he believed unrecoverable fron. He watched them massage the soldier's heart to keep it beating and pumping the vital fluids his body required. The fluids that were bleeding out of the wounds even now, but they were also adding synthetic fluids to keep the soldiers vital functions working while they tried to treat his wounds. When they had finished he noted the soldier's vital signs were stablized but he was uncertain this would save the soldier. The alien physician watched as even more wounded were brought before the human medical team all of them suffering terrible injuries his people would have perscribed the final kindess for, but the human medic refused to accept the prognosis. He watched as time and again they operated on wounds his species believed to severe to survive. Some time later he came across the human medic consumming her meal. He approached the human wishing to explain his species protocol and his subsequent intentions but her response puzzled him because she stated she already knew that. The human medic followed up with a puzzling value she shared with him. When he didn't know what the 87 percent represented, she elaborated that was the percentage of patients his protocol had treated with final kindness, her own medical knowledge believed could have been treated and recovered. She explained she had done more than learn their protocols. She had looked at his treatment history of the wounded to understand his qualifications to treat wounded humans, and she intended to change the fate of those he would have followed protocol in treating. The alien physician was left questioning his protocols even as he went back to the recovery ward to check on patients. He had witnessed the human effort to alter the fate of wounded soldiers his species would have committed to fatalities of the conflict. As he passed through the recovery ward, he noted several of the patients her treatment protocols were applied to. He saw them continuing to be treated for pain, but also they showed significant improvement in recovery and high moral as they spoke amung themselves. His report to governing officials overseeing the intigration of species in combat expressed his impression about humans and their strength. He recommended the humans be reassessed by command and immediately offered full membership in the coallitian so the galaxy would never find themselves standing against them. Completely convinced in his assessment and recommendation the alien physician requested immediate transfer to a human combat medical unit were he could learn how to change that 87 percentile or fatalities that could have been saved. This is a great story about following established practices and discovering there may be reason to reconsider them for new understanding of what is possible with enough effort. My favorite part of science fiction always boils down to asking 'Why something is?', and facing down impossible perception with 'What if, something else?'. When we question the common knowledge or practices, we explore if there is fault in them that can be improved by exploring alternatives. The answers are not always clean and orderly when asked but they can change the future if they are given the chance to. Thanks for a fun story.

Good story, sci-fi. I just watched it on YouTube

Yeah I enjoyed that as well. Any chance of that story being larger or expanded apon ?

Yes, had to watch a family member slowly die, but her body did not want to go. Torn between wanting a medicine to ease the pain, yet as described we can't leave a wounded or aged person behind. As a human we fight for life.

After a few near death experiences so far, this hit deep Scifi. Thank you and keep it up <3

Not too shabby. Enjoyed this one. Would like to see more of these short stories and GCU updates in-between TBS story releases. :)

Excellent as always just wish you would drop more of your own stuff. Cheers 🍻

What a fine story. 🥰 Not judging, just explaining. Certainly a story I am going to listen to more than once ☺️

That was real and very touching. Awesome writing SciFi!!! It didn't seem short, just full and heartfelt. Wow

This story follows a conversation had recently. Going gentle into that good night, or raging against going into that good good night. Hmmmm. 🤫🤔🤔🤔🤔

Great story, reminded me of a few of my ER clinicals.

put back together with Duct tape and Spite. Humanity hell yeah!!! unless you are a secret allien... then you do you

Really interesting story, enjoyed it!

Excellent

Very good story. Touching. Felt a tug at my heart and realized someone in the house was cutting onions. Weird because I live alone. Damm fine story telling.

Very nice. You managed to think from a herd animals point of view without prejudice. Har thing to do.

This is something that should be in the bsu.....The Best of Us

Excellent Story . WELL DONE .

No words ❤️❤️❤️

"Go now into the long grass, the herd will remember your name" had me crying 😭

this is good really good. I especially like the two point of views on what is saveable and what is not . I am a fan

Your people do it out of compassion ours do it out of spite

I never thought of triage as a time to kill, but a time to prioritise. Great story.

Thank you. Really enjoyed this.

Second? Edit...yes... getting closer ☺️

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