That was a great moment, I loved that.
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nihilistwonder — 14 years ago(May 10, 2011 03:30 PM)
Care of the dying has improved somewhat since this film was made but even when my sister was dying my family had a confrontation with at least one of the nurses on the cancer floor. However, it did NOT involve yelling, which would have been distressing to other patients!
That much having been said, I don't care for the portrayals of the nurses in this particular film. On the cancer floors I've visited, the nurses are usually rotated after a few months, because it's emotionally stressful to know you're going to lose most of your patients, whom you may have come to know well due to their long stays.
MOST of the nurses I've met in the last 15 years who were doing this kind of care have been pretty kind and considerate, and the dying people I knew got enough pain meds to have a fair degree of comfort.
The reason our nurse had to be dressed down was because she was making comments on the hopelessness of my sister's condition which were making the poor kid even more depressed than she already was, as well as the rest of us. It was obviously time for her to be moved off the cancer floor.
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psychologynicole — 14 years ago(May 14, 2011 05:37 PM)
I am so sorry for what you had to go through and your poor sister also.
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PoppyTransfusion — 14 years ago(October 10, 2011 11:17 AM)
When she's saying goodbye and the youngest boy starts crying whilst his elder brother is trying to detach and not get upset but is terribly upset - that scene is heart breaking.
I'm a fountain of blood
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bibsbelvedere — 13 years ago(October 23, 2012 10:28 AM)
The shot scene turns me into a blubbering idiot as does the scene where she talks to the boys. Also, I love the way Winger matter of fact's it with Jeff Daniels Flap, asking if he "REALLY" wants the kids.
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areageek — 12 years ago(April 02, 2014 11:25 AM)
I'm the mother of a 3 year old fighting cancer for the second time. It was beautiful to see someone act out my frustration. My son is at a world-class facility but even they mess things up horribly sometimes.
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rochelle-rochelle — 11 years ago(July 21, 2014 03:01 PM)
I completely agree. I know nurses are overworked and it's not always easy to get patients their meds at the specific time they are next due, but being in exreme pain and waiting for the four hour or six hour or eight hour mark is horrific. And it gripes me when patients buzz for the nurse to remind them they are due for more meds and it can take 10-20-30-40 minutes for the nurse to come in there. UNACCEPTABLE!! I've made my rounds with nurses like Aurora did. I think we all have. And when the nurse delivers, drama gone. They get a thank you, like Aurora did.
Emma's scene with her boys breaks my heart every.single.time!! And the fact that she makes sure her makeup and hair is done beforehand to "appear" okay and she smiles and reassures them, my gosh, what a great mother!!
Interesting. You're afraid of insects and women. Ladybugs must render you catatonic.
