A Christmas to Remember
“She asked Margaret what had happened to her.
“This is a hospital, Bates. Patients come and go. They get better and they go home. We don’t keep them here.”
Lucy didn’t appreciate the sarcasm. She got plenty of that at the diner from Charlie. Come to think about it, Charlie and Margaret had a lot in common.
“I think she declined any further treatment and went home,” Margaret added as they walked down the hall together.
Decided against treatment? Lucy couldn’t fathom it. Did that m...ean Helen Carter was just giving up? Lucy knew patients had the right to determine their own course of action, but to ignore a doctor’s recommendation for cancer treatment seemed like the act of a person without any hope at all.
Lucy went about her work for the day, feeling distracted and upset. Her first assignment was an elderly lady named Mrs. Spivak who needed a bed bath. Margaret supervised for a while then went off to oversee another student in the room next door.MoreLess
“This is a hospital, Bates. Patients come and go. They get better and they go home. We don’t keep them here.”
Lucy didn’t appreciate the sarcasm. She got plenty of that at the diner from Charlie. Come to think about it, Charlie and Margaret had a lot in common.
“I think she declined any further treatment and went home,” Margaret added as they walked down the hall together.
Decided against treatment? Lucy couldn’t fathom it. Did that m...ean Helen Carter was just giving up? Lucy knew patients had the right to determine their own course of action, but to ignore a doctor’s recommendation for cancer treatment seemed like the act of a person without any hope at all.
Lucy went about her work for the day, feeling distracted and upset. Her first assignment was an elderly lady named Mrs. Spivak who needed a bed bath. Margaret supervised for a while then went off to oversee another student in the room next door.MoreLess
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