Messymascot's faith in humanity and ginger safe haven

Terrarian said:
Hi chaps, just checking in, not feeling too clever, got terrible heartburn. Great result yesterday, my new vacuum is crap but hey ho. I will pop on tomorrow. Have a good day.
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Thanks for checking in mate. You know we worry a lot. Hope you're feeling more up to it tomorrow.

Yeah great win yesterday. My ploy of staying completely away from our games seems to be working. I'm starting to worry now that I may never be able to watch us again. lol

I told you to get a Hetty. You should listen to know it all Fred. Just ask Jazzy. lol
 
Good evening folks. I think I've cracked the logistics of going to Liverpool for a bit of this week, until the weekend, and all of next week, immediately followed by a trip to Nottingham to see the son. Dad still in hospital and likely to be so for a bit longer. I have to say my faith in the NHS is being severely tested. Nobody talks to each other - the consultant doesn't talk to the doctor who doesn't talk to the nurses and you just go round in circles. Poor Dad hasn't had any dialysis since Friday because whatever vein they feed the tube into is blocked. He was supposed to have an op today to fix it but that's not until tomorrow now. He's got fluid on his lungs which apparently is all to do with his kidneys not working. The dialysis was also taking the fluid out. However obviously no dialysis = no fluid being drained. However they have decided to reduce the oxygen he's on because the dialysis is draining the fluid so he should be able to breathe better. When my brother queried this as in if one part of the plan is not in place then the rest of the plan needs to be revisited they had no answers - shocked faces all around.

In other news......there is no other news. Been to the gym twice in two days - the PT owes us a session so going again tomorrow. Crispy duck and pancakes for tea tonight. Home made. Was very lovely even if I do say so myself.

Wednesday is a big day - we so need not to lose against Watford and keep this momentum going. A win would be better of course.

Have a good night all x
 
anjelikaferrett said:
Good evening folks. I think I've cracked the logistics of going to Liverpool for a bit of this week, until the weekend, and all of next week, immediately followed by a trip to Nottingham to see the son. Dad still in hospital and likely to be so for a bit longer. I have to say my faith in the NHS is being severely tested. Nobody talks to each other - the consultant doesn't talk to the doctor who doesn't talk to the nurses and you just go round in circles. Poor Dad hasn't had any dialysis since Friday because whatever vein they feed the tube into is blocked. He was supposed to have an op today to fix it but that's not until tomorrow now. He's got fluid on his lungs which apparently is all to do with his kidneys not working. The dialysis was also taking the fluid out. However obviously no dialysis = no fluid being drained. However they have decided to reduce the oxygen he's on because the dialysis is draining the fluid so he should be able to breathe better. When my brother queried this as in if one part of the plan is not in place then the rest of the plan needs to be revisited they had no answers - shocked faces all around.

In other news......there is no other news. Been to the gym twice in two days - the PT owes us a session so going again tomorrow. Crispy duck and pancakes for tea tonight. Home made. Was very lovely even if I do say so myself.

Wednesday is a big day - we so need not to lose against Watford and keep this momentum going. A win would be better of course.

Have a good night all x
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Sorry to hear things are not going too well for your Dad at the moment, hope the hospital manage get his treatment sorted. I have to agree that my faith in the NHS (which I would once have defended with my last breath) has been severely dented over the last few months. Our elderly neighbour was taken to hospital with a mini stroke before Christmas and discharged after two days with no care package in place - she lives alone so was left to cope on her own. The follow up appointment took place in February over the phone - she is deaf and the consultant would speak only to her. She has been increasingly frail and confused over the last months and is back in hospital again this time with a number of symptoms. I know underfunding etc is at the root of the NHS problems and there are many doctors and nurses doing a fantastic job but I can’t help thinking that Blanche and many elderly people like her are being let down. Rant over. Best wishes to your Dad and yes I agree Wednesday is a big day and a must not lose game.
 
Gwladysover said:
Sorry to hear things are not going too well for your Dad at the moment, hope the hospital manage get his treatment sorted. I have to agree that my faith in the NHS (which I would once have defended with my last breath) has been severely dented over the last few months. Our elderly neighbour was taken to hospital with a mini stroke before Christmas and discharged after two days with no care package in place - she lives alone so was left to cope on her own. The follow up appointment took place in February over the phone - she is deaf and the consultant would speak only to her. She has been increasingly frail and confused over the last months and is back in hospital again this time with a number of symptoms. I know underfunding etc is at the root of the NHS problems and there are many doctors and nurses doing a fantastic job but I can’t help thinking that Blanche and many elderly people like her are being let down. Rant over. Best wishes to your Dad and yes I agree Wednesday is a big day and a must not lose game.
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I agree totally. I also think it is the elderly who are being let down the worst. There also comes a time when underfunding and staff shortages can no longer mask what seems to be incompetence and a lack of empathy. Hope your neighbour recovers and can come home soon.
 
anjelikaferrett said:
Good evening folks. I think I've cracked the logistics of going to Liverpool for a bit of this week, until the weekend, and all of next week, immediately followed by a trip to Nottingham to see the son. Dad still in hospital and likely to be so for a bit longer. I have to say my faith in the NHS is being severely tested. Nobody talks to each other - the consultant doesn't talk to the doctor who doesn't talk to the nurses and you just go round in circles. Poor Dad hasn't had any dialysis since Friday because whatever vein they feed the tube into is blocked. He was supposed to have an op today to fix it but that's not until tomorrow now. He's got fluid on his lungs which apparently is all to do with his kidneys not working. The dialysis was also taking the fluid out. However obviously no dialysis = no fluid being drained. However they have decided to reduce the oxygen he's on because the dialysis is draining the fluid so he should be able to breathe better. When my brother queried this as in if one part of the plan is not in place then the rest of the plan needs to be revisited they had no answers - shocked faces all around.

In other news......there is no other news. Been to the gym twice in two days - the PT owes us a session so going again tomorrow. Crispy duck and pancakes for tea tonight. Home made. Was very lovely even if I do say so myself.

Wednesday is a big day - we so need not to lose against Watford and keep this momentum going. A win would be better of course.

Have a good night all x
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Gwladysover said:
Sorry to hear things are not going too well for your Dad at the moment, hope the hospital manage get his treatment sorted. I have to agree that my faith in the NHS (which I would once have defended with my last breath) has been severely dented over the last few months. Our elderly neighbour was taken to hospital with a mini stroke before Christmas and discharged after two days with no care package in place - she lives alone so was left to cope on her own. The follow up appointment took place in February over the phone - she is deaf and the consultant would speak only to her. She has been increasingly frail and confused over the last months and is back in hospital again this time with a number of symptoms. I know underfunding etc is at the root of the NHS problems and there are many doctors and nurses doing a fantastic job but I can’t help thinking that Blanche and many elderly people like her are being let down. Rant over. Best wishes to your Dad and yes I agree Wednesday is a big day and a must not lose game.
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Sadly the deficiencies with the NHS are nothing new and not necessaririly related to money.

30 years ago my gorgeous wife had a stroke which partially and thank God temporarily affected her vision. Whilst in Ormskirk hospital She would be given a menu and asked to tick what she wanted. When the nurse / caterer returned my wife explained that she hadn't made a choice because she couldn't read it , reply was "well you should have brought your glasses " - reduced her to tears.

She was discharged with the explanation of "we don't really know why you had the stroke " . Fortunately I wasn't intimidated by doctors or the system and insisted on further tests. They refused. So, completely against my upbringing and principles I went private and consulted a neurologist. Eventually he found a problem with her heart which caused the problem. Cost me a lot of money , best money I've ever spent. Without it she would be dead.

The heart op was done on the NHS at Broadgreen. Fantastic place , wonderful doctors and nurses , night and day difference.

So , ladies keep pushing , never give up and don't accept what they tell you.

Anyway on a brighter note - all the gardening done , so off to the gym for a final session . Get mums shopping on the way back then the housework before the house/pet sitter arrives .

Not looking forward to the chaos at Manchester airport but c'est la vie.

Have a lovely day y'all.
 
Well done @jazzy for sorting it out for your wife ,good morning all on the wonderful day in Finland .I hope all had a great kip and refreshed for the day ahead. I feel that Frank has got the boys on side and I am looking forward to the game tomorrow .Wood chopping and a few small jobs around the garden for me today .
The wife has Rheumatiod arthritis and takes some strong tablets on Tuesdays and they knock her about a bit by afternoon so I do her a treat and spoil her with some food we can't eat normally -bacon butties and the like -just to perk her up a bit ,tomorrow she takes another drug to counteract the one she takes today .
I must say reading about the NHS is very sad as a kid I was in hospital for two and a half years and had the best of attention ,I hate politics but there must be something to be done enabling them to be better funded . We pay for everything here usually a small amount but just a visit costs about 20€ ,if you getting the service it seems to me to be worth it but of course there are those who are struggling financialy and we must think of them not just ourselves .Oh to get back to the days when it was free but of course even then something was paying for it ,higher taxes or whatever.
Just on this thread there are many that deserve better than they are getting.
Have a great day blues .
 
blue1948 said:
Well done @jazzy for sorting it out for your wife ,good morning all on the wonderful day in Finland .I hope all had a great kip and refreshed for the day ahead. I feel that Frank has got the boys on side and I am looking forward to the game tomorrow .Wood chopping and a few small jobs around the garden for me today .
The wife has Rheumatiod arthritis and takes some strong tablets on Tuesdays and they knock her about a bit by afternoon so I do her a treat and spoil her with some food we can't eat normally -bacon butties and the like -just to perk her up a bit ,tomorrow she takes another drug to counteract the one she takes today .
I must say reading about the NHS is very sad as a kid I was in hospital for two and a half years and had the best of attention ,I hate politics but there must be something to be done enabling them to be better funded . We pay for everything here usually a small amount but just a visit costs about 20€ ,if you getting the service it seems to me to be worth it but of course there are those who are struggling financialy and we must think of them not just ourselves .Oh to get back to the days when it was free but of course even then something was paying for it ,higher taxes or whatever.
Just on this thread there are many that deserve better than they are getting.
Have a great day blues .
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Re the NHS ( and this isn't political and those who know me know I lean to the left ) it isn't all about funding. Clearly the NHS can never have enough money regardless of the actual budget.
We have seen a perfect storm though with the pandemic , staff shortages and decades of underfunding relative to need.
However a significant problem will always be personell. Those working in the NHS are for the most part dedicated and hard working. But , with any profession , be it lawyers , accountants doctors or nurses you get good ones , bad ones, ones who care more , dedicated ones and ones who just don't give a toss.
 
Morning all, early start again today. Bit cloudy but the sun is trying to break through the clouds. Best wishes to Mrs Blue @blue1948 hope you enjoy the bacon butties (Hope I won’t be drummed out of the veggie community for saying that and @jazzy will still speak to me lol ) Hope you are better today T. @Terrarian and that Mr and Mrs @Methuselah have a good day too. Off to see my friend for a gab later. Have a good day all.?
 

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