I just read a post by Dr. Dork http://drdork.blogspot.com/2006/01/palliating-ron-part-i.html & http://drdork.blogspot.com/2006/01/palliating-ron-part-ii.html. Well, two posts. Anyway, I really liked them. It made me think of a donor family I had once. Their son was murdered trying to break up a fight. They were the sweetest people and had actually brought up donation with the hospital once the extent of his injuries were realized. I did the written consent & med/soc history with them. They were holding up pretty well, but at the very end Mom broke down. They had asked me if I would be staying with him in the OR and I said yes. She placed her arm on my shoulder and crying, said, "You'll look after him, won't you?" With tears in my eyes I said I would. It would be my honor.
1 comment:
This post brought tears to my eyes. It's so very hard to let go of a loved one.
Post a Comment