Title: Total Disregard
Source: Friday Fictioneers sponsored by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields-Addicted to Purple
Word count: 100 words
PHOTO PROMPT © Na’ama Yehuda
I woke disoriented.
Details flooded back. My body remembered searing agony.
“Remember to breathe.”
I peeked at my wrist. The needle, encased in Tegaderm and tape, confirmed I should be feeling no pain.
This was the price for not listening and disregarding the instructions.
The tv droned. I know I told them to turn it off. My lunch tray held a carton of milk, a cup of pudding, and a frosted container of ice cream, designed to tempt me.
Shaking my head, I pushed it aside. How many times must I tell them I am lactose intolerant? No, not kidding.
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Jo Hawk The Writer
Again you saw what I totally missed! Great observation.
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I’m sure you missed nothing, Sadje. Just a case of past experiences coloring what we see. 👍
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That’s true! But you do see what most people don’t! 👌
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Well there go the easy ways of giving the patient a treat! Damn it! Someone’s going to have to INTERACT with her
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LOL It looks like that is what they will have to resort to, Neil. Thanks for reading.
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That’s a whole new level of torture!
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details! how often we miss them or see just what we want. on a different note, this would be a serious case for the clinic or hospital involved, food allergies must be visible to all caregivers.
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Details are sometimes very important, Gina. It amazes me how often they are “overlooked.”
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You give a concise and vivid account of the situation, and you show the uncaring nature of the carers. I wonder whether your MC is elderly…
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Great question, Penny. I didn’t considered age while I was writing it. Thanks for your comment.
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My son in law is coeliac, and that’s just as difficult – even carrying a loaf of bread makes him come out in a rash.
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Liz, a friend was diagnosed with it years ago, and nearly died before they figured it out. Tell him to back away from the bread. 👍
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Gah… horrible, the way patients are treated nowadays… completely disregarding their needs and requests because they are “too busy” to…
Well done, Jo!
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Thanks, Dale. I wish it was less than accurate.
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I hear you… It’s so awful.
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Sounds like it may have been someone else’s besides her’s negligence that put her in the hospital to begin with. It abounds “out there.”
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Yes there are a lot of clueless individuals who somehow manage to escape from their keepers.
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Hospitals and communication between the staff do not exist in the same universe- just saying.
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I know many work very diligently in their field, and you are right, communication while vital is sometimes lacking. Thanks for reading. 🙏
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I use to work in a hospital, (Ward Clerk) and I have to agree, some hospital staff are diligent, while others have the attitude if they are well enough to complain, there well enough to go home.
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I think that is true of any work situation, though some have much less dire consequences. Thanks for reading. ❤
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This poor patient has had a no good, horrible, very bad day!
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Thank Linda. I hope someone brings something the poor thing can eat. ❤
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