We waited for the ambulance to transport Troy to the hospital. The doctor said he would probably need surgery to repair the hole. I was getting angrier and angrier at the nurse who kept telling Troy to be quiet. I could tell he was in severe pain. After he got to the hospital, I told a nurse that another nurse was getting on Troy for moaning. She said that’s very painful when that happens. They started giving him morphine and I could see the relief starting. Surgeons decided against surgery because the cancer had already spread to his lungs and liver. He was admitted to ICU and it was very important that he didn’t swallow anything. If he did, it could cause an infection. I told his doctor that I didn’t appreciate how he was being treated at the other facility. I received a call the next day apologizing for the way the nurse treated Troy. This was the start of Troy’s fight with cancer.
Jane is a Widow 