A funny thing happened on the way to the ICU.

A an anesthesiologist, I get called to the ICU quite often. This story is a twist on the usual call. My father required surgery for a tumor in his abdomen. The operation was performed at a hospital near his house but unfortunately, the disease was worse than expected. Two weeks after his initial surgery things were not going well. I transferred him to “my” hospital where I could keep a closer watch on him, and I could see it made him feel more comfortable. As time went on, we understood that this was not going to be a happy ending.