Comments on: Going Outside

By: Kiran Joshi

Kiran Joshi — Tue, 27 Dec 2005 08:43:54 +0000

I am writing from Chandigarh, India, with an 87 year old mother who has been in the ICU for almost 3 months now, with very much the same kind of condition as of the patient described above. To begin with, the story gave me horrors, thinking how much worse my mom would be in another 3 months. The ending gives hope and strength! Thanks

By: Anne

Anne — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 16:15:28 +0000

What a beautiful story :).

By: Mr. Bill

Mr. Bill — Wed, 24 Aug 2005 06:02:01 +0000

What a story. ICU can often be such a place of sorrow. It was great to read of someone’s victory. Best wishes.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Sun, 21 Aug 2005 23:27:47 +0000

What an unexpected ending. I hope that he continues to improve. It was a very well written story.

By: Bravomedic

Bravomedic — Sun, 21 Aug 2005 18:24:11 +0000

Glad to know that everything took a turn for the better.

By: charles

charles — Thu, 11 Aug 2005 14:38:26 +0000

this is the greatest thing i’ve READ in a long time. what a fabulous story.

By: PixelRN

PixelRN — Tue, 09 Aug 2005 18:43:12 +0000

I absolutely love this story.
A new critical care tower is being built at my hospital, to be opened in a couple years. Maybe I should suggest sunroofs for the top floor.

By: Suze

Suze — Mon, 08 Aug 2005 17:26:51 +0000

That was a wonderful story! I was groaning right along with the OP about all the work it entailed to get him outside… but maybe we should take a lot MORE out. I have never worked ICU, but know of ICU psychosis, and wonder if he had some form of that from the many months in ICU with sensory deprivation. He just shut himself down, went to his “happy place”, and that was it. Not surprising, if I was stuck in ICU for months, I probably would, too. I hope the improvement continues!

By: Kat

Kat — Mon, 08 Aug 2005 06:08:01 +0000

That’s really moving, I hope his improvement continues

By: Delia

Delia — Mon, 08 Aug 2005 05:18:05 +0000

I was sure I was going to be reading about one of those long-term ICU patients who bangs on the bedrail with their Yankauer suction every 10 minutes for attention. But I didn’t, and good for you guys!

(Of course, now comes your QA/UR know-it-alls who will cry ‘an ICU patient going outside doesn’t need to be in ICU’….