I really liked the end, morbid I suppose, but it leaves me wondering, who she was. A good ending hook for a sequel or follow up to the story. Was it a lady doctor, his wife, daughter, mother, girlfriend?

Are they coming to pass bad news to him about someone else, and not about themselves or them?

I was able to hear and understand some of his thoughts, you did great setting the scene up and leaving us to wonder what the issue is, what the response will be.

Enough holes were left for us to fill in, to want to be filled in, yet also complete enough by itself to be a nice read.