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Jessica Benton Fremont's avatar

I hate to read that you all are going thru this again, not just as a long time reader of your missives, but as a respiratory therapist who routinely cares for patients and families like yours. I like to think I’m one of the good ones.. someone who helps the nurses turn our patients to prevent the much-feared sacral wound, and who slicks damp hair back with a wet wash cloth, and who props arms up with pillows when they’re too close to the side rails, and who notices when suction tubing’s not attached to the canister 🥴 Sometimes the lack of empathy/situational awareness/attention to detail you describe makes me sick to my stomach. I hope you hang in there, and stay strong however you can. If that takes devouring those who dare question you, so be it.

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Chris J. Rice's avatar

“Absolutely nothing good has happened when I’ve been nice.” Yes. This.

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