Thebestdeaths, I guess, ofthosethatarecomfortable, peaceful.
Evenifsomeoneisunconsciousorconfused, theymayrecognizethetoneofvoice, perfume, thetouchof a hand.
Shequietlydraghimhisfavoritepoemjustatthemomentwhenhedied, hiswifeandhisexwifespentthenightsatinthehospitalroomdrinkingabouton a linewithhimjustseemedhappy.
Shehadtowear a masktowearin a printyettowearglovestoseeandtouchyourhusband.
Attheendofhislife, I gotcooltosee a patientinthemiddleofthenight.
Hewasveryunwell.
As I camein, hismobilephonewasringingbeforereallydoinganythingelseonthatwe'vegotmovedontofocusingonhismedicalcareandtryingtooptimizehisoxygen.
Hepassedawaybeforethemorningrightafterwards, whetherornotthere's anything I couldhavedonetomakesurehecouldhavespokentohiswife, we'venowhadtoemake a blanketwithfamilymembersnotbeingabletocomeintotheintensivecaredepartment, peoplearen't evenabletocomeintothemortuarytobetherewithwiththebodyoftheirlovedonebecauseofinfectioncontrolreasons.
And I thinkit's gonnabe a hugeamountofkindofemotionaltraumalikethatthatcomesoutofthebackofCoveitbecausebecausepeoplehaven't beenabletoprocessthatthedeathsoftheirlovedone, someofthestocksarestruggling, cominginandfindingthattheirlistof 10 15 patientsthere's onlytwoalive.
Forexample, afteryouliterallyonenight, there's a realissueinpowderedmedicinewithemotionalburnout, butwe'redoingwhatwecantogivepeopleascomfortableandasnormaldeathaspossible.
But, youknow, thisis a completelyabnormalsituation, andwe'relearningaswe'regoingalong.
I dothinkintheUKwerequiteresistanttotalkingaboutdeath.