• Question: How do you feel once you have helped someone

    Asked by kirstyn to Andrew, Lizzie, Nick, Sonia on 21 Jun 2015.
    • Photo: anon

      anon answered on 21 Jun 2015:


      Sense of satisfaction, that you have played a part in improving someone life. Elation and relief when you finally cracked it for a patient who struggles to hear with the implant and its finally restored their sense of hearing after weeks or months an occasionally years.

    • Photo: Elizabeth Kapasa

      Elizabeth Kapasa answered on 22 Jun 2015:


      Great! Really happy for them and happy to have helped! It makes the hard work and any personal sacrifices worth it.

    • Photo: Andrew Phillips

      Andrew Phillips answered on 24 Jun 2015:


      Hi Kirstyn,

      It’s a great feeling. I don’t meet that many patients, but when you do it’s great to know you were involved in improving their lives.

      I think all engineers get that feeling, even if they’re not working in healthcare. For example a better designed building, or a well designed transport system will improves people’s lives, even if it isn’t in quite as obvious a way 🙂

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