Heartbreaking Moment When Terminally Ill Cancer Patient Comforts Her Doctor
Aug. 22 2012, Published 9:00 a.m. ET
By Debbie Emery - Breaking Celebrity News Reporter
Sometimes it is harder to give bad news than to receive it, and that was certainly true for one caring doctor.
New York trauma surgeon Dr. Sebastian Schubl broke down in tears when he had to tell a stomach cancer patient that her surgery was unsuccessful after a "string of cancer" was found in her riddled body, and the touching moment was caught on film for ABC's show NY Med.
The dashing young surgeon at NewYork-Presbyterian had assured the 75-year-old named Aldred that she was going to be OK just moments before she went into the operating theater, and she ended up turning the tables and comforting him when he had to deliver the surprising bad news.
"I know you love me, right?" the elderly woman teased him. "I do," he replied. "Kind of a lot. You're the sweetest."
Dr. Schubl's gutsy patient, who has raised eight children alone after the premature death of her husband, went into motherly mode as she comforted the young surgeon who had been determined to save her life.