Circling the Drain

There are designations health care workers use to indicate certain, uhmm, situations.  The following is a glossary of sorts.  But, please don't think that, because we use them, the terms or abbreviations are irreverent.  They keep our hearts from breaking, they place armor around feelings that are micrometer thin, fragile and under assault.

CTD........Circling The Drain

FTD........Fixin' To Die

Train Wreck........A patient with multiple comorbidities, i.e., a mess...

Impulsive........A whack job who is making keeping them alive holy hell, tearing at lines, drains, fighting our efforts

Failure to Thrive........someone who has given up on living, no longer responding to hunger, thirst, responsibilities, love