An unheeded plea
This brief piece of creative writing presents a case of an elderly woman being treated for atherosclerosis via angioplasty. What was particularly unforgettable to the author was that the elderly woman repeatedly remarked that she needed to use the bathroom. Sadly, complications arose in the supposed...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | text |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
2019
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3174 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| Institution: | Singapore Management University |
| Language: | English |
| id |
sg-smu-ink.soss_research-4431 |
|---|---|
| record_format |
dspace |
| spelling |
sg-smu-ink.soss_research-44312020-03-12T06:48:03Z An unheeded plea LEE, Sean Teck Hao This brief piece of creative writing presents a case of an elderly woman being treated for atherosclerosis via angioplasty. What was particularly unforgettable to the author was that the elderly woman repeatedly remarked that she needed to use the bathroom. Sadly, complications arose in the supposedly minor and low-risk procedure, and she was never able to use the bathroom as she had hoped to.On the operating table, a woman above her 80s laid still. She whimpered as the doctor threaded catheters toward her heart. "I need to pee," she weakly muttered. "It'll be done soon," a nurse replied. "I need to pee!" she exclaimed again. Her plea went unheeded, before a flat tone of death soon sounded. 2019-01-09T08:00:00Z text https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3174 info:doi/10.1037/fsh0000419 Research Collection School of Social Sciences eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Elderly mobility Gerontology Psychology |
| institution |
Singapore Management University |
| building |
SMU Libraries |
| continent |
Asia |
| country |
Singapore Singapore |
| content_provider |
SMU Libraries |
| collection |
InK@SMU |
| language |
English |
| topic |
Elderly mobility Gerontology Psychology |
| spellingShingle |
Elderly mobility Gerontology Psychology LEE, Sean Teck Hao An unheeded plea |
| description |
This brief piece of creative writing presents a case of an elderly woman being treated for atherosclerosis via angioplasty. What was particularly unforgettable to the author was that the elderly woman repeatedly remarked that she needed to use the bathroom. Sadly, complications arose in the supposedly minor and low-risk procedure, and she was never able to use the bathroom as she had hoped to.On the operating table, a woman above her 80s laid still. She whimpered as the doctor threaded catheters toward her heart. "I need to pee," she weakly muttered. "It'll be done soon," a nurse replied. "I need to pee!" she exclaimed again. Her plea went unheeded, before a flat tone of death soon sounded. |
| format |
text |
| author |
LEE, Sean Teck Hao |
| author_facet |
LEE, Sean Teck Hao |
| author_sort |
LEE, Sean Teck Hao |
| title |
An unheeded plea |
| title_short |
An unheeded plea |
| title_full |
An unheeded plea |
| title_fullStr |
An unheeded plea |
| title_full_unstemmed |
An unheeded plea |
| title_sort |
unheeded plea |
| publisher |
Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University |
| publishDate |
2019 |
| url |
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3174 |
| _version_ |
1770575180751437824 |