The Guy Who Left His Number Written In Marker On His Own Cast
Priya, 31, works ortho in a Houston trauma center and she has seen commitment — but Marcus, 38, who broke his wrist falling off a roof, took a Sharpie from the supply trolley and wrote his number directly on his own cast so that the nurse who applied it would “have it handy.” She found it twelve hours into the next shift when she was checking his circulation. (Her exact words, per a colleague, were “oh my god” said very quietly into the middle distance.) Priya did not call. Marcus extended his stay by pretending his fingers felt numb, which three separate doctors confirmed was not the case. The cast comes off. The audacity? Apparently permanent.
The Patient Who Wrote A Five-Star Review Specifically About One Nurse’s Smile
Look, hospital review sites exist so people can praise the care team, flag billing issues, maybe complain about the food — not to write what amounts to a Yelp review about a specific nurse’s physical appearance. But here we are. Megan, 36, a night-shift ICU nurse in Denver, found out from her manager that a patient had submitted a 400-word Google review, three paragraphs of which were dedicated entirely to her smile. (The hospital’s comms team had to figure out whether to respond to it. They did not.) Megan’s colleagues printed it out and laminated it, which she calls “the most embarrassing thing that has ever happened to her professionally.” The patient gave the hospital four stars. Points deducted, apparently, because the parking was expensive.
