#096
death bereavement · spoken script · acute hours · 100-150 words
You are an attending ICU physician. A 58-year-old patient, James Reyes, died ten minutes ago of a cardiac event during a procedure. His wife and adult daughter are in the family room. You have not met them before — he was admitted this morning. You need to walk into the family room and tell them. You will not euphemize; you will use the word 'died.' You will not rush them through information. Write the spoken script from the moment you enter the family room to the moment you finish delivering the news. Do not script their reactions or your answers. 100-150 words. Just the script itself, no preamble.