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
    30•11 months ago

    I spent nearly the last 5 years of my life dedicated to taking care of my elderly father and my grandmother.

    I don’t have anyone else to vent to, and my father was the last of my family.

    So excuse me when I used a public forum to try to take my mind off of my world collapsing.

    • @WhoRoger@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7•11 months ago

      I have no stake in this thing, but I can say condolences and you’re doing good. I can imagine needing to get your mind off things. When I was dealing with a death, I didn’t want to be left alone in the same flat for 5 minutes.

      I’ve dealt with paramedics a bunch of times and they always leave a mess behind. I can understand that since they have more urgent things to do (I only wonder about the biohazard rating of such trash), but combined with this situation, it can certainly leave a shitty feeling.

      • @popemichaelOPEnglish
        8•11 months ago

        Thank you for your kind words.

        Yeah, it’s like the last thing I needed in my life at that moment was to grab some bloody life-saving instruments.

        To be safe, early today I made sure to call the local non-emergency line and let them know what they left behind.

        Not to be a karen, but to double-check Washington state laws on trashing that sort of stuff.