i accidentally lost my patient 's necklace before her surgery when i was in nursing school . that 's terrible ! i hope it did n't end up inside them ? no , i did n't lose it in their body , i just lost it when she gave it to me to hold before we went into surgery . okay well that 's good at least . i hope you find it soon ! well it was almost 10 years ago and still have n't .
Failing to accomplish an important goal or task over an extended period of time.