Surprised by a dying patient’s final words

Last night I was in an emergency cubicle with a man who was dying. He was 62 years old with end stage respiratory failure, and had a background of chronic emphysema. His wife was with him and was visibly upset at the state of his condition, even though he had struggled with his breathing for [...] Read more »

Life goes on: don’t give up!

It’s easy to say, isn’t it – ‘life goes on’… I’ve heard similar statements all my life: “she’ll be right mate…”  “There’s always tomorrow…!” “Ah well, that’s life”.  When I truly think about it though, I find that statement to be both flippant and correct. credit: kostia Flippant because it’s often thrown out in casual [...] Read more »