There is this self-denial, near-end-of-life patient, who used to be an ex-model, has a history of losing family members to cancer, and penniless. Her consultant-in-charge told her to make the journey back to her country quick, if not she will not make it.
We had previously written off her huge medical bills as bad debts, and this time she insisted and imposed on us that she wanted to be admitted. Her request is something we could not agreed with: there is no way you gonna enjoy top medical service with minimum or no payment.
We had to turn her away...
I am one of those who agreed not to take her in...
Although we did provide her another alternative: to be admitted into the restructured hospital for the same procedure, but she refused. Last I heard, she has flew back to her homeland... and I wonder how is she...
Right or Wrong?
It just weighs me down...
There is above middle-class income couple, both are professionally employed, yet they insisted on having discounts... we disagreed to it immediately after reviewing their financial status. But the spouse of the patient insisted to bring this up.
Who needs help more? I thought of her, my heart chills... I stood very firm.
It is not guilt that I am feeling, I clearly knows that... it's the helplessness that my tender heart finds it hard to bear. In the face of others' death, I have to be a professional rational businessman. In the face of death, lifes are lost due to the lack of gold.
I could barely piece my torn up heart together.
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