🫀 Episode #3 – “Case Files: When Goodbye Came Too Soon”

Grief in the OR • Travel tech realities • Surgical contracts & chaos

In this raw and reflective episode of The Sterile Truth, host Sky Savona (they/them) shares the emotional weight of their final case as a surgical technologist — a devastating loss that marked a turning point in their career. From that haunting silence in the OR to the chaotic world of travel contracts, Sky opens up about burnout, red flags with recruiters, and what it really takes to survive life in scrubs. They close with a chilling set of OR stories you won't forget.

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS

• 00:00 — The Last Day: A Gruesome Farewell
• 07:17 — Transitioning to Travel Surgical Technologist
• 18:17 — Navigating the Travel Contract Process
• 29:47 — The OR Black Box: Gruesome Stories from Surgery

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