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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Ranjana Srivastava

An elderly woman comes to hospital every second day. It breaks my heart to send her home

Elderly lady alone on park bench
‘My patient eventually goes home, implying I was unhelpful. My regret is replaced by guilt and then surrender when she returns the following day on my watch.’ Photograph: Islandstock/Alamy

“I like you, that’s why I come here. You talk nicely.”

She flatters me, but my patient’s warm words are cold comfort.

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