Death
October 13th, 2008 Posted in UncategorizedOne of the patients, an 18 year old boy with tuberculosis meningitis, passed away last night. He had been here since I started and we managed to get him well enough to come off a ventilator but then he got sick again with a likely pnuemonia. He was Nepalese and had been in a military training camp when he got sick.
We don’t see probably half of the deaths that our patients will experience as many family members want to take their sick relatives home if it is very likely they will pass soon. Unfortunatley I think the ability to pay a large hospital bill plays an equal part to the dignity of dying at home.
One Response to “Death”
By Carrie on Oct 15, 2008
I noticed that MOM commented one post, but MOM and DAD commented on another! Dad better catch up if he knows what is good for him! Just wasting time before doing real work, so reading your blog is a great way to do it! Hope you are doing well–can’t wait to see some pictures!