Schuldobjekt
An object of guilt causing the feeling of owing a debt. Experienced after you’ve inadvertently harmed a patient. Something that has to be walked towards, not away from. Submitted by Adi Kumar.
Topic
Loss
A collection of 9 issues
Bedpull
The silent teamwork of moving a patient for the last time.
Solivane
From solus (alone) + vanus (emptied). A parent who has lost a child; one who moves through the world carrying an absence like a shadow.
Stilltone
Morguequiet
Linencross
Draping a sheet over a face for the last time.
Heartdrop
The moment you feel the weight of bad news in your own chest before you speak it aloud.
Flatlinehum
The endless drone of a monitor stuck on one note.