In Death's Waiting Room

Acknowledgements

Preface

Introduction

How It All Started

Part I: Park House

Life in Park House

Mrs Van Dam Dies

The Family

Eating Problems

Staff Vicissitudes

Mrs Scharloo Doesn’t Want to Go On

Daily Care

Everday Life

Inadequate Care

Versterven

Wanting to Die

Rough Treatment

Reorganisation and Black Magic

Leontien and Mrs Grasberg

Strong Women, Loafing Men

Limited Labour Market

The Big Problem
The Coup and the Death of Mrs Driessen

Part II: The Blauwbörgje Case

The Nursing Home Doctor’s Husband

The Ex-wife

The Nursing Home Doctor

The Colleague of the Nursing Home Doctor

The Daughter

The Managers

The Internist

The Head Nurse

The Journalist

Mr Bruggeling
The Doctors at De Merenberg

The Research

How It All Ended

Notes