KevinMD November 25, 2024
During my time as a medical student shadowing in the intensive care unit, I met Ms. Stacey, hospitalized with a severe intestinal infection. As I entered her room, I saw her frail form lying amidst a web of tubes and monitors. Her prolonged hospital stay had visibly drained her, leaving her dependent on the vigilant care of both the medical staff and a quiet, devoted man sitting beside her bed—her husband.
Ms. Stacey’s husband, who had clearly made this room his second home, was as much a part of her recovery as any medication or treatment she received. Though healthy himself, he was as much a patient living in the four corners of the hospital as Ms. Stacey, minus the...
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