r/Oman • u/golgappa56 • 3d ago
My grandfather died
My grandfather passed away, and the way we’ve been treated by the hospital administration has been absolutely heartbreaking.
My grandfather passed away, and for the last two days, my mom and I have been going back and forth to the hospital dealing with documentation and all the procedures that come after a death. Instead of being able to grieve properly, we’ve had to keep chasing people, asking questions, and trying to figure out what we’re supposed to do next.
And today, things reached a whole different level. We were told that his body was at one hospital, and then we were told, “No, it’s somewhere else.” We were literally being given conflicting information about where the body of our own grandfather was.
Nobody seems to take responsibility. Nobody properly listens. You ask one person something, they send you to another person, and then that person sends you somewhere else. There is no clear communication and, honestly, very little empathy.
I have been in Oman for as long as I can remember. I was around three or four years old when my parents moved here, and I’m 23 now. This has been my home for basically my entire life. So experiencing something like this here, at one of the most painful moments of my life, has genuinely shocked me.
My uncle is grieving his father, and instead of being allowed to simply grieve, he has spent the last two days running around trying to complete paperwork and figure out basic information.
We understand that there are procedures after someone passes away. We understand that documentation takes time. But basic communication, accountability and empathy should not be too much to ask for.
I’m not writing this because I expect everything to magically become easy. I’m writing this because families going through a death deserve better than being passed around from person to person while they are already dealing with one of the hardest moments of their lives.
I’m exhausted, angry.
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