This hospital has a very unnatural interest in bodily functions. I refer of course to the old familiar question so beloved of nurses through the ages – “did your bowels move?”. Here, if the answer is in the affirmative they … Continue reading →
So today things regress a bit. Two days ago they finally removed the damned cannula from my arm. Not only did it keep catching in the bedclothes but they kept plugging me into hanging bags of liquid. Today they came … Continue reading →
And so hospital life grinds on. Not that many years ago hospitals used to be full of warning signs. Dire warnings were in place should you have the temerity to produce a mobile phone I assume this ban on phones … Continue reading →
Every week we have a change of staff. The others here in the ward aren’t aware of this as they are usually only here for a couple of nights. I remain the longest standing inmate by miles – five and … Continue reading →
