Bad things happen in 3's?

gatoraims RN · Sep 11, 2012

I do. They seem to always happen in three's and I know if you wait long enough you can say "see see they do happen" The graduating PN class before mine had three births! My class had three students have someone close pass suddenly and at a young age. This year in nursing school three family members in one month have had cancer screens for "suspicious" findings.

To each their own but I do think things happen in 3's. Trust me I would have much rather graduated with the happy new baby class than the one that struggled to support their friends with unexpected loved ones passing.

Elladora · Sep 11, 2012

I firmly believe in this. It's happened way too many times for me not to.

fuzzywuzzy, CNA · Sep 11, 2012

Yes, if you start counting from 1 again after the 3rd person dies.

serenidad2004 · Sep 11, 2012

Do you believe that "bad" things happen in groups of 3's? Deaths, falls, codes, etc?
I sure as heck do! Had 2 deaths over the weekend. Wonder if the next one will happen before I go back to work...

When I worked in LTC it seemed as if the deaths always came in threes... we would have three pts die within a span of 2wks and then nothing for a few months and then it would start all over again