Tonight was another emotionally draining night ... a 79 year old lady came in today with an abdominal hernia the size of a watermelon! She has not seen a doctor in over 40 years! She came in with fever, chills, nausea, vomiting for over 2 months. A CT scan showed that her bowels had perforated and she would need emergency surgery tonight...
I felt awful for this sweet old lady. She never went to a doctor and yes, that is what landed her in this predicament in the first place, but how sad. She finally comes in, and has all kinds of stuff going on. The surgeon said he doubted she would leave the hospital at all after this surgery. I do pray for her. But I also pray that she had a wonderful, fulfilling life so that if this is the end, she goes in peace.



