no defense has to be made, no justifications nor rationalizations are needed as i see it. things are better perceived in black and white (this time at least, imo). reactions may be stress related but still that is no excuse. we may say "we're mere mortals (tao lang)", but that doesn't change what transpired. is it better to make excuses for the doctor or hypothesize for that matter? we weren't there, we don't know what she was thinking at that time. but the thing is, the shitty situation happened. justifying what transpired is simply unnecessary, but that's just me.