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Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Heard on rounds this morning. . . .


"Doctor. . .I don't want to die."

The patient? Not even thirty years old.

The concern? Valid.

Because, in this situation, it's a possible outcome. No matter what we do.

Damn.

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4 comments:

  1. MelJune 12, 2012 at 1:29 PM

    Damn. Damn, damn, damn.
    xo

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  2. Bridget McCarthyJune 12, 2012 at 2:01 PM

    Praying. Everyone deserves a miracle.

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  3. Ms. MoonJune 12, 2012 at 4:24 PM

    It's never the right time, is it? But sometimes, it's more not the right time than others.

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  4. Mary AliceJune 13, 2012 at 10:51 PM

    Oh I know whereof you speak. I work with very young inflammatory breast cancer patients whose journey is almost always too short. When a 34 year old woman with 3 kids (one with Downs syndrome) says, "this isn't good, is it?" I want to say anything but the truth which is... No this is very bad. Very bad indeed. This is the unglamorous, but very real part of our jobs. Damn.

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