Hospital eavesdropping in transfusions (wait, you didn’t hear me say that!) tend to veer in a few directions:
- Sad-hearing doctor/patient conversations that make you realize the fragility of some and the fears that they may be facing, makes me realize how fortunate my situation is and to be grateful for all of my support.
- Funny/humorous-patients but usually nurses can lighten the mood and make you smile or laugh with the stories they tell.
- Serious or angering...and then sometimes you overhear stuff that you just want to block out, to tell them to shut up or to set them straight...or maybe that’s just me. Typically I feel this way when some patient is swearing up a storm or being particularly lewd and I simply can’t control the situation or my location.