Friday 17 April 2009

on call

u know what is the most depressing call?
that is now.. doing nothing but waiting for a patient to die
he is an advanced cancer patient, who been showed sign of deterioration
i predicted that he will die soon, and anytime from now..
in fact, i have waited his death since 4pm, but he is still hanging on
whole family is here, of course they all crying and surrounding
we have already decided not for active resuscitation, just waited for him to stop breathing
sound cruel... but what to do, this is life...
chinese people believe that better for somebody to pass away at home rather than in hospital
but for malay, maybe this is different...