Aftermath

All I can say is this: C'est vomir.

Also: 

"But I fear that in every assembly members will obtain an influence by noise rather than sense, by meanness rather than greatness, and by ignorance and not learning, by contracted hearts and not large souls. There is one thing, that must be attempted and most sacredly observed, or we are all undone. There must be decency and respect and veneration introduced for persons of every rank, or we are undone. In a popular government, this is our only way.” -- John Adams

As if burying my late nephew on the morning of my birthday wasn't bad enough. I had to bury my country on the night of my birthday. 

I'm disgusted. 

I knew it'd happen eventually

When you work for a health system with 5 million patients in its database, it's only a matter of time before a name you recognize comes across your desk. And in the words of Forrest Gump, that's all I have to say about that.