tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33830875.post5595973092915358049..comments2024-02-10T09:54:43.702+00:00Comments on The Angry Medic: A Death In The FamilyThe Angry Medichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00533320347050548304noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33830875.post-65272445477026516612012-05-25T00:29:16.309+01:002012-05-25T00:29:16.309+01:00As a layperson whose husband died six weeks ago, d...As a layperson whose husband died six weeks ago, death to me means the end of the life that I knew, the end of security, the end of caring for my soulmate. But it's also a new beginning...I may not have chosen this but I do have to deal with it. <br /><br />I can sit in the corner and wallow in my grief or I can get on with life. I've never been good at sitting in the corner - just ask my former teachers!<br /><br />My husband wouldn't want me to sit around in floods of tears, he would want me to carry on, to live my life in his honour.<br /><br />However, what is relevant to this post is that the medical staff at the hospital treated us as human beings during my husband's last hours. To all of the medical personnel who read this blog, please remember that what you say and do is important - you may not save a life but you may make it possible for the family of the deceased to cope.<br /><br />Knowing that my husband was treated with loving care in his last hours enabled me to accept his death just that bit easier. Being allowed to stay with him, albeit in an uncomfortable put-u-up was essential to my peace of mind. Knowing that he wasn't in pain was a real comfort. The compassion I and my family got from the medical staff was wonderful.<br /><br />Thanks to those who care enough to care for the family as well as the patient.Nickinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33830875.post-66022579995458213252012-05-21T11:16:28.066+01:002012-05-21T11:16:28.066+01:00I think "curry power" relates to what th...I think "curry power" relates to what the ash cash will be spent on, a good night out at the local balti house.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33830875.post-6969802616611463812012-05-21T02:02:59.307+01:002012-05-21T02:02:59.307+01:00If we lived like there was no tomorrow or lived to...If we lived like there was no tomorrow or lived today as if it were our last, would we leave any balance in the bank account? Darn these cells, every one of 'em programmed to survive today, tomorrow and beyond. (Dawkins' book The Selfish Gene comes to mind, hehe).<br /><br />Nice blog by the way. :-)Nas Joharinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33830875.post-34668113398714247982012-05-20T19:44:51.284+01:002012-05-20T19:44:51.284+01:00Prickatron: "Curry power"? What is that,...<b>Prickatron:</b> "Curry power"? What is that, some weird belief about the afterlife?<br /><br />And thanks man.The Angry Medichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00533320347050548304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33830875.post-41614279291853273222012-05-20T19:42:36.672+01:002012-05-20T19:42:36.672+01:00Dr Erhumu: Reading that makes me a little chilled ...<b>Dr Erhumu:</b> Reading that makes me a little chilled - it reminds me how much of what we struggle with day to day doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things. You are, of course, absolutely right.The Angry Medichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00533320347050548304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33830875.post-74906351238630035782012-05-20T19:39:20.992+01:002012-05-20T19:39:20.992+01:00Dr Zorro: Wow. That is profound. Thanks for sharin...<b>Dr Zorro:</b> Wow. That is profound. Thanks for sharing Dr Z. I'll keep that in mind. It's reassuring to know that it never fully takes away your humanity.The Angry Medichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00533320347050548304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33830875.post-3035182633272986362012-05-19T16:01:27.763+01:002012-05-19T16:01:27.763+01:00My sympathies, TAM. From ashes to ashes, from curr...My sympathies, TAM. From ashes to ashes, from curry-powder to curry-power...Prickatronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18309141198673425734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33830875.post-27563780409014030282012-05-19T15:15:36.249+01:002012-05-19T15:15:36.249+01:00This has got to be your second most serious post i...This has got to be your second most serious post i've read - First being the Valentine's day story.<br />What I've learnt about death: It makes all our strife, envy, cold blooded ambition, greed unnecessary. It teaches us to value the little things of life - friendship, family and love. At the end of the day, its the impact we've made on people's lives, not ours, that matter.drerhumuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06367405811401324007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33830875.post-2132827488691590242012-05-19T13:19:01.976+01:002012-05-19T13:19:01.976+01:00From personal experience I can tell you that you n...From personal experience I can tell you that you never fully harden. You can go for years and the most dreadful tragedies can leave you unaffected behind your personally erected wall of professional indifference. And then totally unexpectedly a case comes along that knocks your wall down and bites you in the ass.Doctor Zorrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02066781456935894741noreply@blogger.com