he should count his blessings...and his organs

Remind me never to go to the Mater (hospital), lucky for me I'm living near a different hospital

The writer of this article sucks.

Mr Maguire, who has learning difficulties, was being treated for a separate condition when he suffered a heart attack.

Why did the writer decide to include the part about Mr. Maguire having learning difficulties if it has absolutely nothing to do with the story?

This:

Mrs Maguire described her cousin as “a lovely person” and “a real hard grafter”.

She added: “He does the Lotto for everyone, he’s worked handing out newspapers, he’s been an ice-cream man and he’s worked in a bar cellar. He’s tough and he never complains.”

has absolutely no importance in the article other than to fill some space.

/nit-picking

I wouldn't call that nit-picking, it's very true

This puts the phrase "luck of the Irish" into a whole new perspective!

Imagine the frustration there when you get the "out of range" message.

I was a corpsman in the Navy and I was drawing blood on a patient, of whom I will never forget his name.

Mr. Silva.

So, Mr. Silva starts to seize as poke him and he codes. We get the team in and work him and he dies. (I, of course am MORTIFIED as I was fresh outta school and wondering what the hell happened)

He is pronounced D-E-A-D.

We had wings on the floor I worked on, I was on B hall and A hall was across the way, and we were packed to full capacity. It was ward type with no rooms, just open floors and curtains dividing the beds.

So, we took Mr. Silva to A hall to a quiet room to put him out of the way until the morgue could come get him.

I am on my floor, passing meds a few hrs later.

I feel a tap-tap-tap on m shoulder and turn around and MR SILVA is standing behind me and asked...

"Why am I across the hall and not in my bed over here?"

Had I not used the restroom recently, I would have soiled myself. That moment is the FREAKIEST moment I have ever had in my life.

So, I told him he died...Yada yada.....

He did end up dying about a month later for real.