He didn’t ask about his reports. He just wanted to know if he could go back to work

Middle-aged man.Breathlessness.Uncontrolled diabetes.
But all he said was, “How many days will I have to stay? My boss will cut my pay.”
He never once complained. Never once said he was scared.But I could see the fear in the way he folded his discharge summary like it was a job application.Sometimes the diagnosis hurts less than the life outside the hospital.

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