Problems may arise when an octogenarian patient is discharged in the company of an octogenarian spouse.Ideally, two adults should accompany pediatric patients from recovery room to home.
She says when something goes wrong for someone, we have the ability to commiserate with them-that's the word for expressing sympathy to someone about their bad luck.
We see the same in companies with toxic corporate cultures, where it's just a matter of time that disaster strikes, and sometimes even in our own minds.