The chaplain is coming today to perform a marriage ceremony for one of our dying patients.
Word on the unit is: the patient is now non compos mentis barreling toward needing a 1:1 patient companion. (There was a marriage license finagled some days ago.)
I want (less than) zero part in this. Not even decorations or a slice of cake.
Also it will be the patient’s 5th marriage.
Woof.
@Avidspark I’ll be taking my lunch break during this shady occasion
@MotherDucker If the patient is that ill, is that kind of marriage even legal?
@BillieBun when they signed the marriage license patient was mentally competent, or so they say. But come ceremony day… not so much. Again—this is why I will be unavailable to attend/witness the ceremony. 😬
@BillieBun the plot thickens with the couple being together for the last 25+ years but the partner not wanting the title of the 5th spouse, re: why they did not get married prior to this.
I was just asked to blow up balloons for this event. Absolutely not.
I’ve never been more grateful for my latex allergy.
(Also per policy, latex balloons aren’t allowed in the hospital which I think this nurse should be aware of. But here we are.)
It’s not that I am pooh-poohing this thing. It’s that I’m exercising my right to not be a part of it… and I would rather not use my epi-pen for it.