.the data also revealed 66% of trusts who replied had at least one cancer patient forced to wait over six months to start treatment, and 69% had a worse longest wait than in 2010. .when his patients ask how long they’ll be at the hospital with a procedure like this, he tries to manage their expectations. . . february 2010 (19) .for the next several days, with relatives keeping a constant vigil, robert held the hand of his wife, who was hooked up to an iv and lethargic from pain medication. . .movie times .