Classes resumed after New Year's Day, and the homework during the holidays was the most important concern for all teachers. Was it completed or was it done in a perfunctory manner?
The hospital was also very busy after New Year's Day. A patient in Noah's ward had severe ascites and liver and kidney failure, elevated bilirubin, and jaundice. The patient himself did not want to continue treatment, but his children did not want to give up. Near noon, Noah prescribed painkillers for the patient - of course, this was a joint decision made by multiple doctors and the patient's family after consultation.
When "rescue" becomes something that prolongs the dying process, all that's left for the patient is pain.
The nurse postponed the analgesic, and the patient fell into a semi-comatose state. It was obvious that the patient's expression was completely relieved. Even during the morning rounds, he desperately pulled Noah's hand and said, "Let me die, doctor." After the analgesic took effect, the patient asked in a half-awake state, "Is it New Year's Day?"
Yes, the patient's children replied, it's the new year.
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