Sloan: I know who she is. And if she's going through her worst right now, I wanna go through it with her. She makes me happier than anything I've ever known. And if I can have a part in making her happy then that's all I want to do. That's all I want to do for the rest of my life.

- grey's/s7e2

If yu are at the right place and the right time, yu can take a hell of a hit and still have a shot at surviving. Eventually the shock will go away.