𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘮𝘢, 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥𝘺 - 𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙮'𝙨 𝘼𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙢𝙮 (ON HOLD)

sixty - "dragon lady in room 1022" - sixty

"They hit you out of nowhere. When bad things come, they come suddenly, without warning. We rarely get to see the catastrophe coming, no matter how well we try to prepare for it. We do our very best, but sometimes, it's just not good enough. We buckle our seat belts, we wear a helmet, we stick to the lighted paths. We try to be safe. We try so hard to protect ourselves, but it doesn't make a damn bit of difference, 'cause when the bad things come, they come out of nowhere. The bad things come suddenly, with no warning. But we forget that sometimes, that's how the good things come too."
-Meredith Grey, S9E23, "Readiness is All"

"I had this badass professor in med school. She seemed invincible. Then, one day, she needed her gallbladder out. And the surgery killed her. Her platelets stopped clotting, she bled out on the table. Everything that could have gone wrong, did go wrong. Surgeons have a name for it. We call it a "perfect storm". Funny. Never thought it would happen to me. There's an end to every storm. Once all the trees have been uprooted, once all the houses have been ripped apart, the wind will hush, the clouds will part, the rain will stop. The sky will clear in an instant and only then, in those quiet moments after the storm, do we learn who was strong enough to survive it."
-Meredith Grey, S9E24, "Perfect Storm"

"When you become an intern, there's a ceremony where you get your white coat. Like magic, you're a doctor. My parents came to my white coat ceremony. I can still picture them. So happy, so proud. They say your life flashes before your eyes right before you die. The important moments. The moments that tested you. The moments that made you who you are. I don't know about my life flashing before me. I was thinking about my white coat and how I'm glad I have it on me right now. It's the moment my life started. Seems fitting it should be on me when it ends. A doctor puts on his white coat to save lives, defy death. But once he takes it off, he's vulnerable, just like anybody else. Human. We're all gonna die. We don't get much say over how or when, but we do decide how we're gonna live. So do it, decide. Is this the life you wanna live? Is this the person you wanna love? Is this the best you can be? Can you be stronger? Kinder? More compassionate? Decide. Breathe in, breathe out, and decide."
-Richard Webber, S10E1, "Seal Our Fate"

"The waiting can kill you. You make a decision and then the world has to turn. The consequences unfold, out of your hands. There's only one thing that seems clear in those quiet moments while you wait: whatever you choose, was wrong. We just wanna survive the storm. We pray, please God, just get me to the other side. We never imagine what it will be like when we get there. What if, when the storm passes, nothing's left? I always said I could handle anything. I was wrong. I was wrong about a lot of things. But I was right about one thing: I was right about this."
-Richard Webber, S10E2, "I Want You With Me"

"Weather reports say a massive storm is coming. Hurricane force winds and heavy rain. They say it's three days out. So for the ER, we're gonna need to overstock supplies and blood products. Let's get ready for double capacity intakes. That means extra bed and gurnerys in the hallways. This storm will bring in a lot of casualties. We're gonna need to make room for them, so let's discharge all the patients that can be. Post-op and long term patients are gonna be transferred to Seattle Pres inland. We're gonna bring in supplements... water, food, meds, lighting. Uh, we're gonna be checking and fueling backup generators. As for you surgeons, push, postpone, or cancel all elective procedures until after this storm..."

Derek and Meredith stood among their fellow surgeons and nurses as Dr. Hunt gave them an update on the following days.

"So we're canceling surgeries now?" Meredith asked him.

"Well, you can afford to slow down a bit." Derek told her.

"I'm pregnant. I'm not sick." Meredith argued.