‘Other patients observed his suffering and offered him their seats so he could lie down. They also provided him with garments for comfort and demonstrated a sense of camaraderie.
“At approximately 11:30 p.m., he was unable to endure the pain and chose to lie down on the floor. I escorted him to a tranquil location outside the X-ray facility, where I placed his dressing gown to ensure his comfort.”
The nurse who had been requesting a trolley arrived half an hour later and informed me that she now had one.
“I found it difficult to lift my husband from the floor, and he struggled to stand.” “I transported him to the trolley that was supposed to be there, but a patient was still on it.”
Mr. Wakely was ultimately assigned a cot in the majors’ department at 12.30 a.m., but he was still confined to a corridor with no privacy.
