26hr photo project: "...you’re not alone, which makes it a thousand times better.”

Dr. Lana Rothfels says: “You start the night by getting handover on all these patients, and hear what all the worst-case scenarios are, and then you spend the rest of the night hoping that doesn’t happen. Tonight, it did, and then it wasn’t as bad as I imagined. You always have other people with you, and you’re not alone, which makes it a thousand times better.” Swipe to see Dr. Rothfels after and before call (after shown first here).

About 26hr photo project: Photographer Rebecca Hay is a resident physician training in Paediatrics in Calgary. "Physicians commonly work shifts up to 26 hours long—often without breaks or sleep, caring for families and vulnerable people. A lot can happen in that time, both beautiful and exhausting. I started the photo project "26hr" to highlight the human aspect of medicine and the incredible people working these shifts, and to explore their stories and perceptions."

Rebecca is on Instagram as @liferecaptured.