An unheeded plea

Publication Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

1-2019

Abstract

This brief piece of creative writing presents a case of an elderly woman being treated for atherosclerosis via angioplasty. What was particularly unforgettable to the author was that the elderly woman repeatedly remarked that she needed to use the bathroom. Sadly, complications arose in the supposedly minor and low-risk procedure, and she was never able to use the bathroom as she had hoped to.On the operating table, a woman above her 80s laid still. She whimpered as the doctor threaded catheters toward her heart. "I need to pee," she weakly muttered. "It'll be done soon," a nurse replied. "I need to pee!" she exclaimed again. Her plea went unheeded, before a flat tone of death soon sounded.

Keywords

Elderly, mobility

Discipline

Gerontology | Psychology

Publication

Families, Systems and Health

Volume

37

Issue

3

First Page

266

Last Page

266

ISSN

1091-7527

Identifier

10.1037/fsh0000419

Publisher

American Psychological Association

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1037/fsh0000419

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