Insert Foot In Mouth
In the category of “Things NOT to say to patients who just underwent emergency surgery the day before and are incredibly anxious people in general”:
I pull out my penlight to illuminate his temporary ileostomy, but the light is going dim. I say, “Shoot, it’s dying,” and my chief quickly corrects me, “Oh, your FLASHLIGHT is dying?” “Yes,” I say. “The flashlight.”
Stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid!