whitewriter | What do you say (Reply)

When your really nice patient, whose waiting for his liver transplant in ICU getting sicker by the day, asks you if your an organ donor (such as- on the register).

What do you say?

Imagine that your not on the register.

Or your religion is against organ donation.

Or you are personally uncomfortable with the idea.

He's been in hospital for 6 weeks, slowly getting sicker, such that he now requires ICU admission

He asked me if someone could take his money and go get him some lucosaid drinks from the shop upstairs.

He can't go himself: he's tied to dialysis. Plus I'm pretty sure we don't allow ICU pt to go wandering around even if they were really good.

So I went for him, I spent my own money and considered it a donation. I couldn't take his money.

I found the same drinks for half price at coles on my weekly shop so I actually got 2. I won't be back until Saturday so for the moment they're sitting on my desk at home. I'm not sure if he'll be able to drink them when I do bring them (maybe he'll deteriorate) or if he'll even still be there.

Few dollars.

Some patients stick with you.