The Black Dog Of Death

One of my coworkers was laughing because her patient told her to get the dog out of her room. No, we don't have canine visits here, she was hallucinating. Or maybe not.

I asked my coworker what color the dog was. She didn't know and didn't care. I explained about the black dog of death. She had never heard of it. What kind of nurse is she? This is the black dog that some people see before they die. I've never had a patient complain about the black dog before, so I was a little excited. But, not excited enough to go in the room and ask the patient myself about the color of the dog.

Now, I may never know what color dog the patient saw. She went bad quickly and is now in ICU. There may be something to the legend of the black dog of death after all.