@granma ... I don’t think he ‘gave up’ ... it was a battle he knew he couldn’t win ... he accepted the inevitable ... in his situation I would have welcomed the speedy arrival of the end ... he was with his loved ones ... what good would another three weeks of increasing pain and suffering have done him or you?
In your situation I would’ve done as you did. I don’t believe you have anything to blame yourself for and I’m sure your father who loved you would feel the same.
You are not guilty ... no one is ... some things cannot be beaten and we just have to accept them ((hugs))
I concur 100% Please don't "beat yourself up about it" @gr@granma.
My sympathies @KT53 - you have been through the mill it seems for a number of years past.
We've had our share, that's for sure. Dealings with hospitals have all been good, it's the GP side of things which is simply not working as it should, at least at our surgery.
We did have one ridiculous situation with a hospital appointment. My wife was told that the only appointment available was at a hospital some 20 miles away, which was no great problem for us as we have transport. When the consultant arrived she checked the notes and informed my wife that she couldn't do the tests there as this was a small hospital and didn't have the specialist equipment required. The consultant was actually based at our local hospital and had driven to the other site just to see 2 patients, both of whom lived close to her base. She had effectively wasted half a day! plus having to see both patients again.
In the last 6 weeks before leaving England for Ireland I had five hospital appointments, for 2 different conditions (having hardly needed to visit the doctor in the preceding 20 years). In each case I was treated with care and consideration by doctors, nurses and support staff. I have nothing but praise for the NHS. When my mother was dying in Hexham hospital, mum, my sister and I were all shown exemplary gentleness and care.
Now we are in a country where the health service is so over-stretched that people without insurance may die before they get the necessary treatment. I hate the idea of "queue jumping" by taking out insurance, but there seems to be no other option. Insurance doesn't cover "existing conditions" for the first five years, and in order to choose appropriate cover, I need to guess what conditions I might suffer from in the future... at least I'm old enough not to have to cover childbirth...
Please treasure the NHS.
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
Has your shingles settled down now @Liriodendron? I agree with you - my experience has been very positive, but unfortunately, it's the bad stories we always hear. I appreciate how frustrating it can be when there is constant difficulty though. We also need to remember that every area has a different demographic, and the population can vary enormously. There will never be perfection [or anywhere near it] because that population is ever changing too, and there isn't a bottomless pit of resources. We need to be realistic.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I'm sure I'm not the only one who finds some of these Lottery prizes quite obscene.
I can understand that to win £1 million is probably everyone's dream but surely anything over and above that is completely OTT. A million quid wisely invested would see most lottery ticket winners set up for life.
We ought to be thinking of how the excess £'s could perhaps go to more rewarding causes - there is enough of them including the NHS.
What I always find amusing is that the winners of these vast sums always say " It won't change my life ". Who are they kidding ? Your life is changed the instant that dosh hits your bank account.
Rant over............perhaps I should have put this on the Curmudgeon Thread
The couple who won about £160m a few years back ended up divorced, so it certainly changed theirs, lol The "rationale" seems to be , " the bigger the jackpot, the more tickets get sold so the more money is raised for " good causes" " No mention of the increased profits for Camelot or the increase in gambling addiction. "A tax on the stupid and the greedy " is one description . I used to stand at a till every Tuesday and the number of customers I served every week with tickets was breathtaking.
If everybody in the country paid £10 for each GP or outpatient visit, then a) they might actually turn up for it and b) it might cut down on the number of unnecessary visits (and I'm specifically not getting at you @Pansyface).
Hi Lizzie27, the problem with that suggestion is that it wont end there. I live in the channel Islands and each time I visit a GP it costs £44 also, another £30 if you need a blood test. If you want a repeat prescription its £6.50. The only saving grace is prescription medicines are currently free but there's talk of introducing a charge.
Obviously at these prices nobody books an appointment unless they have to but, conversely many that should make an appointment don't because they cant afford to.
I'm a firm believer that health care should be free for all. I just wish we had it here.
Kili
'The power of accurate observation .... is commonly called cynicism by those that have not got it.
I agree with you @Kili, that does sound a bit steep and I'm surprised, there can't be a huge population there. Our prescriptions are dearer, but I was only advocating a small charge for GP/outpatient visits in this country. They could try it as an experiment for a year and see how much it raises.
@Hostafan1 .... a friend on the foodie forum has a dog with newly diagnosed bile duct/gall bladder problems. She has just collected the first batch of medication ... She posted "I was quite amused when reading the patient information leaflet that came with the medication to see that it was actually for humans and used for treating gallstones. Thank goodness for insurance, this episode is a little shy of £1000 and still not fully resolved."
Thank goodness for the NHS
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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Please don't "beat yourself up about it" @gr@granma.
Now we are in a country where the health service is so over-stretched that people without insurance may die before they get the necessary treatment. I hate the idea of "queue jumping" by taking out insurance, but there seems to be no other option. Insurance doesn't cover "existing conditions" for the first five years, and in order to choose appropriate cover, I need to guess what conditions I might suffer from in the future... at least I'm old enough not to have to cover childbirth...
Please treasure the NHS.
I agree with you - my experience has been very positive, but unfortunately, it's the bad stories we always hear.
I appreciate how frustrating it can be when there is constant difficulty though.
We also need to remember that every area has a different demographic, and the population can vary enormously. There will never be perfection [or anywhere near it] because that population is ever changing too, and there isn't a bottomless pit of resources. We need to be realistic.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
The "rationale" seems to be , " the bigger the jackpot, the more tickets get sold so the more money is raised for " good causes" "
No mention of the increased profits for Camelot or the increase in gambling addiction.
"A tax on the stupid and the greedy " is one description .
I used to stand at a till every Tuesday and the number of customers I served every week with tickets was breathtaking.
If you want a repeat prescription its £6.50. The only saving grace is prescription medicines are currently free but there's talk of introducing a charge.
Obviously at these prices nobody books an appointment unless they have to but, conversely many that should make an appointment don't because they cant afford to.
I'm a firm believer that health care should be free for all. I just wish we had it here.
Kili
'The power of accurate observation .... is commonly called cynicism by those that have not got it.
George Bernard Shaw'
Thank goodness for the NHS
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.