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Pepper said:
Today, Friday, I was supposed to spend the day with my grandson. My dil has been sick for over a week. This Tuesday she was diagnosed with the flu and put on Tamiflu. Yesterday, she went back to work. She was feeling very weak. Then her stomach began to give her great pain. She had to go home at 2pm. In great pain she went to one of those Urgent Medical Places. They told her it might be appendicitis. She and her mom went to the nearest emergency room at around 4pm. Her dad watched my grandson.

Twelve hours later she is STILL waiting to be seen! I awoke at 3am to this text message. Naturally, my day is canceled. I'm really worried about her!

So, I'll probably spend the day here making a pest of myself, and waiting for news. Thanks for being here, people. You are my support group. Thanks.
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Sounds like the normal wait time for the NHS... I remember when my daughter was rolling in agony with the pain in her stomach.... She was about 20 at the time.. so that's over 20 years ago.. . I took her to A&E... where there was a queue but nowhere near the crowds there are today.. and she was crying with the pain and vomiting right there in the waiting room.. but no-one even looked at her for 5 hours.. ( today that would be double that time ) ..and she had to have an emergency appendectomy !!

Hope you get news soon about your DIL/... good that she has her mother with her.
 

My son took over the wait with her and is himself at the hospital while her parents are with my grandson. I'm hoping her pain is something stupid, like a bad reaction to Tamiflu. Hope it's not her appendix.

That's why when people tell me to go to ER I don't. If possible would rather drop dead at home, if I have the choice.
 
Pepper said:
My son took over the wait with her and is himself at the hospital while her parents are with my grandson. I'm hoping her pain is something stupid, like a bad reaction to Tamiflu. Hope it's not her appendix.

That's why when people tell me to go to ER I don't. If possible would rather drop dead at home, if I have the choice.
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well..much that it's a horrible frustrating wait at A&E.. i'd rather get seen by a Medic than drop dead at home of something easily curable..
 

Well I rang the hospital just now, and they say that my ex was taken into hospital by ambulance yesterday, and he's still in A&E waiting for a bed... !! How absolutely appalling is that ?. he's desperately fighting for breath, so they'll have him on oxygen in a wheelchair or trolley in a corridor..,
The receptionist joked that the last place he needed to be on his birthday was A&E yesterday..apparently packed, but that's nothing new.. however , she put me through to A&E and they assured me he was there and they would connect me to the Ambulance station who would give me an update on his medical situation.. but no-one answered at the ambulance station, and then I was disconnected. As it took me half an hour to get through in the first place, I didn't ring back... but at least I know now that he's still alive!!
 
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@Pepper and @hollydolly Relieved and hopeful. But @hollydolly A crummy way to spend a birthday.

So far this morning I've showered, dressed, had coffee and a cranberry orange scone (there were two left that I froze), cleaned Maggiecat's litterbox, started a load of laundry, and started packing away the few Christmas decorations that I put out.

I think I'm too tired to bother with much else, but there's vacuuming to be done, bathroom to be cleaned, and on and on.

A nap sounds like a better idea.
 
I'm between two minds set today. Needed two controllers to replace broken one BUT was sold two 360s when I needed one's... Should go today but weather is perfectly miserable. Gosh Mother Nature just a wee bit of snow would make such a difference in these trying times, but no stubborn as ever LOL.

So, I've lots to do but absolutely no drive as answers required aren't coming in through the letterbox not even emails. Jobs practices have gone down the hill since Pandemic. Everybody's feeling down low ... We need revival and good cheers, yes?

Oh well, I guess I'll try to distract myself today and try tomorrow 😉 two more nights to go...
 
Pepper said:
She has pelvic infection and is on the strongest antibiotics available for 2 weeks. I'm so relieved, so relieved. My mind always rushes to the worst.
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Oh the gone days of PIDs... These were painful but thankfully it goes away. Strangely, they blame it on lack of hygiene. Sometimes it's outside situations that causes the simplest of problems. Anyway, using warm water and baking soda in a clean sterile squirt bottle brings pain relief by reducing acids in urine. Makes huge difference... She'll be fine with antibiotics but I know how painful and worrisome it can be.
 
Pappy said:
Helping my wife get the laundry done, changing the bed sheets and doing some light housework. Think we will go out for supper later.
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I miss a helping hand when it comes to changing the beds.. it's all a lot more exhausting doing it on my own...

I've just finished making Cheese and tomato Bread.. It's Proving as I type this.. and will be ready to go in the oven in about 40 minutes..

Absolutely pouring down of rain here..
 
Well, today, making the famous "Salmon pate' spread"...for New Year's Eve.

Its a French recipe I got from a famous Houston restaurant that is no longer in business...owner retired.

If you love salmon, you would be guaranteed to adore this recipe. I get requests over and over and it has become a holiday fixture at both our house and son's in Ohio - its the "go to appetizer".
 
Yesterday……did the grocery thing, didn’t need much, and off course, none of the items I needed weren’t on sale.
Went down to the business that does sNOw clearing, to pay for December, $90.00, but the office is closed December 24 to January 2nd.
But, if a clearing is needed, just leave a message, someone is on call….I left a message on Tuesday, my drive was cleared.

Today, will pick up some meds……and pick up a Cornish hen for my treat on New Year’s Day supper, if they have any left.

I might do some online window shopping…..that should be a good waste of time…..but that’s what I’m in the mood for.
 
Feel like I’ve accomplished a lot already this AM and still in pj’s, lol

I had called yesterday about the area rug getting cleaned; gentleman said they’d be here between 0930 and 1000. Phone went off a little after 0800– one of their workers in sick, can they come now? Sure, if you don’t mind me looking like something that washed up on the shore after a storm, haha.

They came and did a bang-up job in less than 30 min. Not only the area rug got cleaned but the traffic area between dining room and the hallway got done too, something I’ve wanted but figured I’d have to wait. I will use them again. =)

Then I tackled the stove, oven and will scrub the kitchen sink (waiting on son to do his dishes in the sink). Devotions, tea and I’ve fixin’ to make breakfast.

Plan to make bean soup later, bake some sweet potatoes, and run some errands.

The search for my glasses continues; of course, one way to guarantee I find them is to order a replacement (prescription) pair, haha.

@Pepper and @hollydolly, I’m so glad your family members finally got seen and are being attended to. All the best for a speedy recovery for both of them!
 
CinnamonSugar said:
Feel like I’ve accomplished a lot already this AM and still in pj’s, lol

I had called yesterday about the area rug getting cleaned; gentleman said they’d be here between 0930 and 1000. Phone went off a little after 0800– one of their workers in sick, can they come now? Sure, if you don’t mind me looking like something that washed up on the shore after a storm, haha.

They came and did a bang-up job in less than 30 min. Not only the area rug got cleaned but the traffic area between dining room and the hallway got done too, something I’ve wanted but figured I’d have to wait. I will use them again. =)

Then I tackled the stove, oven and will scrub the kitchen sink (waiting on son to do his dishes in the sink). Devotions, tea and I’ve fixin’ to make breakfast.

Plan to make bean soup later, bake some sweet potatoes, and run some errands.

The search for my glasses continues; of course, one way to guarantee I find them is to order a replacement (prescription) pair, haha.

@Pepper and @hollydolly, I’m so glad your family members finally got seen and are being attended to. All the best for a speedy recovery for both of them!
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Sounds like you've got a busy day ahead CS... .. isn't it odd the specs haven't turned up ?.. :unsure:

Thanks for the best wishes for DD's dad.. unfortunately he's not had any doctor see to him yet.. he's still in a chair or trolley in the corridor .. being given oxygen by the paramedics.. no bed available..that's almost 24 hours now..
 
This from todays' news...

Dozens of patients being cared for in corridors, and some patients forced to wait 40 hours in A&E, with more NHS hospitals declaring critical incidents.

The health service in England is currently besieged by a tide of post-Christmas demand with medics and paramedics swamped by people becoming severely ill with winter bugs.

Several hospitals and ambulances have issued appeals to the public to stay away and not call 999 unless their life is in peril, while some have warned that elective procedures are 'under review'.

Others have banned visitors or begged family members to come pick up patients who are well enough to leave hospital to care for them at home.

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Patients getting treated by Paramedics at the entrance to a Liverpool hospital

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In the North East, a patient at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was forced to wait 40 hours in A&E.

The Trust revealed the grim figure in a message circulated to staff yesterday.

This communication also said that 'many many' ambulances were stuck in queues outside the hospital in York due to a lack of beds to unload patients, an issue that has plagued the NHS this year.

The Trust said nurse staffing was 'challenging' because so many were calling in sick. NHS England data today showed that an average of 63,000 staff were off work every day in the week to Christmas.

It added it was asking staff well enough to work to pick up additional shifts to get more patients discharged out of the hospital, which would enable them to take on new arrivals.

Other shocking A&E waits are being recorded in other parts of the UK this month.

In Wales a man with severe epilepsy suffered a 48-hour wait in A&E after seeking help for chest pain, and wasn't fed for 36-hours.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-11585095/Why-NHS-struggling-hospital-affected.html
 
OMG @hollydolly That's bad, really bad.

@CinnamonSugar I thought I'd pass some of my motivation on to you because I woke up with an excess of it this morning. Day off, donchno! There are people everywhere wondering where their motivation went. I'm not gonna admit to having theirs...

The Christmas stuff has been packed away. Shower drain decided today was the day it wanted to be sluggish, and it's been taken care of. Laundry done and folded/hung up. Vacuuming has been done. And no, I didn't dust and dammit! I'm not gonna, either.

Bath mat and rug are in the washer so I need to take the time to clean the bathroom.

Will I be done then? Probably not. When I get manic like this, nothing is safe from me and my cleaning stuff. Nothing except dust, that is.
 
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