Unit3ACrimeofCompassion
“Murderer,”amanshouted.“Godhelppatientswhogetyouforanurse.”
“WhatgivestherighttoplayGod?”anotheroneasked.
ItwasthePhilDonahueshowwheretheguestisafattedcalfandtheaudienceisa200-strongflockofvultureshungeringtopickatthebones.IhadtoldthemaboutMac,oneofmyfavoritecancerpatients.“Weresuscitatedhim52timesinjustonemonth.Irefusedtoresuscitatehimagain.Isimplysatthereandheldhishandwhilehedied.”
这是菲尔·多纳休显示客人的热情款待和观众是一个200人的群秃鹰最渴望的骨头。我对Mac已经告诉他们,我最喜欢的一个癌症病人。“我们复苏他在仅仅一个月52次。我拒绝他再次复活。我只是坐在那里,握住他的手,他死了。”
Therewasn’ttimetoexplainthatMacwasayoung,witty,machocopwhowalkedintothehospitalwith32poundsofattackequipment,lookingasifhecouldsingle-handedlyprotectthewholecity,ifnottheentirestate.“Can’tgetridofthiscough,”hesaid.Otherwise,hefeltgreat.
没有时间解释,Mac是一个年轻的,诙谐的,男子气概警察走进了医院与攻击设备32磅,看起来好像他可以一手保护整个城市,如果不是整个国家。“不能摆脱这种咳嗽,”他说。否则,他感觉很棒。
Beforethedaywasover,testsconfirmedthathehadlungcancer.Andbeforetheyearwasover,Ilovedhim,Maura,andtheirandthreekidsasiftheyweremyown.Allthenurseslovedhim.Andweallbattledwithhisdiseaseforsixmonthswithoutevergivingdeathathought.Sixmonthsisn’tsuchalongtimeinthewholeschemeofthings,butitwaslongenoughtoseehimlosehisyouth,hiswit,hismacho,hishair,hisbowelandbladdercontrol,hissenseoftasteandsmellandtheabilitytodotheslightestthingforhimself.ItwasalsolongenoughtowatchMaura’stransformationfromayoungwomanintoahaggard,beatenoldlady.
在一天结束之前,测试证实,他有肺癌。在今年结束之前,我爱他,莫拉,他们的三个孩子就像我自己的。护士们都热爱他。,我们都与他的疾病死亡6个月没有给一个想法。六个月不是这么长时间在整个计划的东西,但它是足够长的时间看到他失去他的青春,他的智慧,他的男子气概,他的头发,他的肠和膀胱控制,他的味觉和嗅觉,能够为自己做任何的事情。也足够长的时间看莫拉的转换从一个年轻的女人变成一个憔悴,打败了老夫人。
WhenMachadwastedawayintoa60-poundskeletonkeptalivebyliquidfoodwepoureddownatube,i.v.solutionswedrippedintohisveinsandoxygenwepipedtoamaskonhisface,hebeggedus:“Mercy…forGod’ssake,pleasejustletmego.”当Mac浪费了走到60磅骨架而继续我们倒液体食物管,这些解决方案我们滴进了他的静脉和氧气输送到面具上他的脸,他恳求我们:“怜悯…看在上帝的份上,请让我走。”
Thefirsttimehestoppedbreathing,thenursepushedthebuttonthatcallsa“codeblue”throughoutthehospitalandsendsateamrushingtoresuscitateapatient.Eachtimehestoppedbreathing,twoorthreetimesaday,theteamcodeteamcameagain.Thedoctorsandtechniciansworkedtheirmiraclesandwalkedaway.Thenursesstayedtowipethesalivathatdrooledfromhismouth,irrigatethebugcratersandbedsoresthatcoveredhiships,suctionthelungfluidsthatthreatenedtodrownhim,cleanthefecesthatburnedhisskinlikelye,pourtheliquidfooddownthetubeattachedtohisstomach,putthepillowsbetweenhiskneestoeasethebone-on-bonepain,turnhimeveryhourtokeepthebedsoresfromgettingworseandchangelineneverytwohourstokeephimfrombeingsoakedinperspiration.AtnightIwenthomeandtriedtoscrubthesmellofdecayingfleshthatseemedwovenintothefabricofmyuniform.Itwasinmyhair,theupholsteryofmycar-therewasnowashingitaway.AndeverynightIprayedthatMacwoulddie,andhisagonizedeyeswouldneveragainpleadwithmetolethimdie.他第一次停止呼吸,护士推按钮,调用“蓝色代码”在整个医院和发送一个团队急于恢复病人。每次他停止呼吸,一天两到三次,团队代码团队又来了。医生和技术人员工作的奇迹,走开了。护士留下来擦小儿子从嘴里的唾液,灌溉错误陨石坑和褥疮,盖住他的臀部,吸入肺部液体,威胁要淹死他,清理粪便,烧毁他的皮肤像碱
