I'm writing this to myself, to remind myself not to act like a jerk. My memory may be a little hazy, due to several reasons, but this is what I recall.
After M. joined me, and Dr. B., cardiologist on duty, laid out the optimal procedure with M. and me, which meant a trip to the Cath. lab., M. was on her phone, talking to her brothers mainly. It seems there were a lot of messages of love extended, and as M. was departing the scene just before the transport, she relayed another "I love you" and told me to say "I love you" in return to who was on the phone. I guess I must have felt like a character in a Hallmark movie or such, because I kind of muttered, mostly to myself, "This seems like a cliche."
A young nurse was on the other side of the room. I didn't know he was there and I don't think he was attending me. (It is true that whenever I am near any kind of sedation, everything seems like a mile away, so I could have been missing a connection.) Anyway, he spoke up and in a very serious tone, said to me, "Yes, it is a cliche, to say I love you, but people like to hear it, so you should say it." So I did. Again.
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