CABG

Nakahawak ka na ba ng tumitibok na puso?

No sir.

Sige hawakan mo na.

So I touched it, because I know that unless I decide to go into this field (which is unlikely), I would never have the same opportunity.  

Last night, I had the privilege to assist in an open heart surgery.  I saw and touched a beating heart.  It isn't very pretty, but it's an amazing piece of muscle.  It's rhythmic, and fatty and surprisingly bigger than I imagined.  It's not even very red.  I was asked to gently lift it up so the surgeons can anastomose the coronary artery with the bypass graft (they call it the lima).  

I saw the heart stop and beat again.  Isn't that amazing?