I had the ‘rawatan ke rumah’ activity this afternoon. My group (Rakan Reamaja Hospital) went to a Malay house beside the road to Renggam whose the occupant is suffering from breast cancer. Before entering the house, the staff nurse in charge actually told us to wait so that she could ask the family whether the patient had passed away or not. My immediate reaction was stunned and furious. I mean what kind of service you are doing to the patient until you don’t know whether the patient is alive or not? It is just ridiculous! I mean I have never hoped that the general hospital to know every patient’s details, but it’s absurd that you do not take extra caution of a patient who’s at the final stage. Ah, all of my group members were so angry. In the end, the nurse told us the patient had passed away on Monday. Silence followed. Sadness gripped us. Yes, life is fragile….