tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post2938327438617678562..comments2024-03-18T09:00:31.992-04:00Comments on Doctor Grumpy in the House: Heard In My OfficeGrumpy, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-58338886616245458082009-08-13T10:46:01.105-04:002009-08-13T10:46:01.105-04:00OK, maybe it is just the hospice nurse in me, but ...OK, maybe it is just the hospice nurse in me, but I get it, too. I've been the daughter (how can a 100 lb woman in a coma live 26 days without hydration?) as well as the nurse (P-26; R-4; BP 45/palp; temp 104.5.....how is she still alive, and how late am I gonna be to the kid's game?)<br /><br />Hard not to judge...unless you have BEEN there!<br /><br />Pattie, RNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-10971778984855368522009-08-12T13:09:58.442-04:002009-08-12T13:09:58.442-04:00I remember Louis Black saying he overheard strange...I remember Louis Black saying he overheard strange conversations like, "If it wasn't for my horse, I wouldn't be in college."<br /><br />I knew that meant she had to sell her horse to pay for tuition. 'Cuz we've had horses. I hope this has a story - behind the comment that would explain such a horrible comment.Kimbra Kaschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16955657301998255029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-36692515525668345422009-08-12T10:29:55.840-04:002009-08-12T10:29:55.840-04:00WOW.WOW.ShrinkingDochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10867808515747730556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-46967971273829000662009-08-12T10:29:29.524-04:002009-08-12T10:29:29.524-04:00you can sure tell by the commemts here who has ben...you can sure tell by the commemts here who has ben in that woman's shoes and who (luckily) hasn't!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-32470420772295411982009-08-12T08:38:48.490-04:002009-08-12T08:38:48.490-04:00Oh... I hope her mom passes quickly and with some ...Oh... I hope her mom passes quickly and with some good pain killers. I do not want a long drawn out death.Hit 40https://www.blogger.com/profile/18043350255090631652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-45900871321723046632009-08-11T23:06:31.376-04:002009-08-11T23:06:31.376-04:00Personally I'm with Stitch. Last time I *had* ...Personally I'm with Stitch. Last time I *had* to see my mother, my former mother-in-law accidentally caused the dog some paw damage (let her run too much on pavement). I was offered an emergency appointment that evening, or first thing in the morning the next day. Guess who had to wait 2 hrs. while I got the dog's antibiotics and prednisone?Becky the Techiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170770360123246164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-59558102329509525142009-08-11T20:59:44.458-04:002009-08-11T20:59:44.458-04:00I stay at home because my dog is dying from CHF......I stay at home because my dog is dying from CHF... but I don't resent it. I'm choosing to spend as many moments as possible with her while she's still comfortable. <br /><br />On the other hand I've not spoken to my mother in years. I doubt I'd do the same for her. <br /><br />I'm left wondering what the rest of this womans story is.The Nice Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10187680266629928391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-68943782586027514602009-08-11T20:06:37.682-04:002009-08-11T20:06:37.682-04:00Really!! She was scheduling an appt! Not saying wh...Really!! She was scheduling an appt! Not saying when she hoped mom would pass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-38446849257107673312009-08-11T17:21:53.853-04:002009-08-11T17:21:53.853-04:00you know, we can all be judgemental. but we dont k...you know, we can all be judgemental. but we dont know what the situation was behind that comment. having experienced being a long term carer, some days you are just at the end of your tether and u verbalise a short term feeling. and in most cases you dont expect it to be overheard, let alone publicized on a blog for all the world to see.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-2188840890855407052009-08-11T15:31:40.827-04:002009-08-11T15:31:40.827-04:00Sounds like someone needs some respite care. lol. ...Sounds like someone needs some respite care. lol. It happens... Caregiver burnout.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-41581070316631066922009-08-11T15:30:13.157-04:002009-08-11T15:30:13.157-04:00And as she walked down the hall, she thought, &quo...And as she walked down the hall, she thought, "Dang! Did I just say that out loud?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-89488571952129281202009-08-11T15:19:59.857-04:002009-08-11T15:19:59.857-04:00Whoa! At least she won't be beside herselves ...Whoa! At least she won't be beside herselves at the funeral.knitalot3https://www.blogger.com/profile/11567418493414449591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-52920178351799913952009-08-11T14:30:34.138-04:002009-08-11T14:30:34.138-04:00Jaw-dropping!Jaw-dropping!Fiznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-32860926592033553352009-08-11T14:24:17.282-04:002009-08-11T14:24:17.282-04:00Wouldn't you like to be a fly on the wall to h...Wouldn't you like to be a fly on the wall to hear the story behind that remark? Damn.<br /><br />DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com