‘Mary’ was a young woman on our unit dying of cancer. We all identified with her and loved her.
One night when my colleague Susan was turning her, Mary suddenly called out, “Susan— I’m going…”
Susan held her and said soothingly, “Mary I’m right with you …it’s OK…..”
There was a moment of silence, and then Mary yelled, “Would you get the darn bedpan already!”
Contributed by Chaya Siegal, RN
