The Five Stages of Dying
The curtain opens and we see what appears to be a hospital bedroom. It has a bed, dresser and TV, but other than that it seems to be lifeless. A man of age 70 or so rests in the bed waiting motionless hooked to numerous machines and IV's. His name is Martin Gray. He is a typical elderly gentleman. He has a wife, and a Daughter and 2 grandchildren. As his lies there, lost in thought, a doctor walks in. Martin can tell by the look on the doctors face that whatever it is he's about to say isn't the greatest news in the world.Doctor Bishop: How ya feelin' Mr. Gray? We hear Martin speak for the first time. His voice is weak and he seems to have to make a large effort to say anything at all. Martin: Been better Doctor Bishop. What's the deal? Am I going to be OK? Doctor Bishop: Well Mr. Gray, that's what I came to discuss with you. That episode that you had on Monday is causing more problems than we can fix. Martin isn't quite sure what the deal is, but he waits for the Doctor to continue, trying not to think of the words the doctor could say that would scare him most of all. Doctor Bishop: Since you've been staying here at th
As the curtain opens, we see Martin still in bed. This time not nearly as upset. He's on the phone with his daughter. Although we only hear one side of the conversation, we get a general idea of what's being discussed. Doctor Bishop: Sure Martin, I'll get that done right away and I'll let you know the earliest time he can come up here OK?
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Approximate Word count = 6668
Approximate Pages = 27 (250 words per page double spaced)
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