My father just died in his sleep. He had passed by the time the paramedics arrived.

They still did their best, which I am very grateful for, but they even an entire trash bag full of used instruments that were stuffed under the bed for some reason

I’m glad that I found it sooner over later but it’s mildly infuriating that they just discarded their medical waste under his bed.

(NSFW some blood)

I’ve been taking care of him for over 5 years and it’s made things a lot harder for me, seeing all of that all over.

  • popemichaelOPEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Thank you very much for the information

    The thing that got me so confused over it was that it was stuffed under the bed. When my grandmother passed in Feb, they took all their trash with them.

    I’m not going to put significant moral blame on the paramedics, but I wish they would have left the trash out for me at least to see.

    Having to reach under the bed to see what was under there and getting my had covered in blood and other fluids seriously about made me vomit in shock alone.

    I appreciate that they tried to save my father’s life which is why I’m only mildly upset. I’m not wanting to “karen” them as I’m sure it was a mistake, and a weird one at that.

      • popemichaelOPEnglish
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        2 years ago

        Thank you very much. This is something that I really needed to hear.

        I feel like I’m walking through a fog, having to do the same things I did dealing with death stuff that I had to do for my grandmother not but 3 months ago.

        I will for sure do that sort of meditation and I will see if it works. I’m sure it will as it seems like a good way to hack a memory…

        Thank you so much for taking the time that you did to write that out for me.