I was working in neonatology for more than 5 years. It never gets easier to tell a mother that her baby died. But being there in that moment means so much to them. I still have two mothers coming to see me once in a while just to have a chat and to thank me.
I am a medical interpreter and I had no time to have mental space when I had to tell a Spanish-speaking lady the bad news. I just received the call, I was not expecting it. I’m trying to recover as this is the first time I ever have to give such bad news 😢 it made me feel so so sad 😢 I am at least proud I did my best to communicate it. But I’m still so sad 😢
Thank you for this. I think as medical professionals we try so hard to not be affected by the hard times but it’s so important to embrace them and learn from them.
I’ve been watching a lot of videos like this b/c my GP is calling me back to the office to ‘go over the results’ of an annual physical. I feel fine, but now I’m like, “OK. Must be something serious. So if she’s going to tell me I’ve 60 days left to live, I’ll be like, “OK. At least I’ve got enough time to make arrangements … maybe watch my favorite movie, Blade Runner … one more time.” … _“I’ve SEEN things you people wouldn’t believe! Attack ships off the shoulder of Orion! … All those memories … will be lost in time … like tears … in rain.”_
@@Marlon_Peralta Hi, Marlon. Wow. Thanks for inquiring. Physically, I’m fine. But not psychologically. This female doctor sexually molested me and that’s why I got so traumatized. It turned out I had an abnormal chest X-ray. “COARSE DIFFUSE RETICULAR OPACITIES.” After this GP gave me the bad news, she dumped me as her patient (largely because I complained about being sexually molested over prescription for Prozac). Upon reporting this to the police, they did nothing and said it was nothing more than “a routine physical.” Um, NO. A doctor doesn’t need to EXAMINE and FONDLE your testicles for that! 🤦 Finally had a productive conversation with the medical board last week. It’s painful, but patience will out.
My bad news is to tell my landlord that I dont accept his increase in the rent because there is no good reason to. he has done nothing and tells me this last minutes to boot.
