So much sympathy. I’ve done plenty of stints on the children’s ward (daughter has severe asthma) and it’s always dreadful. I’ve seen some harrowing things and some shocking things and one quite funny thing (4 teenage girls admitted because they’d eaten mushrooms they found on the school playing field and hoped they’d get high - they didn’t they got sick. They were fine but their parents were fuming.)
It’s so bad that whenever I am having a shitty day, pausing to remind myself that at least I’m not on the children’s ward with a wheezing child will always make me feel better.
I’m glad you got to go home. I hope Z is on the mend
The particularly telling detail about the three phases of response - 'why are you clogging up the A & E unnecessarily/'; Why did you wait so long?' and ' Flagging up social services' was recogniseable in my time with my 3 year old with a vomiting bug.
Children's ward is so, so bleak, been there, twice - once for 3 nights, another for 4, and it was HELL. Absolutely disGUSTING food as well (but marginally better than what you've described here....woof). Sending you and your lil one love, hoping Z is fully recovered by now!!!!
I’m so sorry you and Z had to go through that. You deserve to lie down somewhere really comfortable and have someone you care about pat you and feed you delicious snacks. I feel sad you had to summon the spoons to write a newsletter when you’ve just been through a terrible time like that. I’d be happy if you felt ok to skip a week. I hope everything gets better for you
So much sympathy. I’ve done plenty of stints on the children’s ward (daughter has severe asthma) and it’s always dreadful. I’ve seen some harrowing things and some shocking things and one quite funny thing (4 teenage girls admitted because they’d eaten mushrooms they found on the school playing field and hoped they’d get high - they didn’t they got sick. They were fine but their parents were fuming.)
It’s so bad that whenever I am having a shitty day, pausing to remind myself that at least I’m not on the children’s ward with a wheezing child will always make me feel better.
I’m glad you got to go home. I hope Z is on the mend
The particularly telling detail about the three phases of response - 'why are you clogging up the A & E unnecessarily/'; Why did you wait so long?' and ' Flagging up social services' was recogniseable in my time with my 3 year old with a vomiting bug.
Children's ward is so, so bleak, been there, twice - once for 3 nights, another for 4, and it was HELL. Absolutely disGUSTING food as well (but marginally better than what you've described here....woof). Sending you and your lil one love, hoping Z is fully recovered by now!!!!
I’m so sorry you and Z had to go through that. You deserve to lie down somewhere really comfortable and have someone you care about pat you and feed you delicious snacks. I feel sad you had to summon the spoons to write a newsletter when you’ve just been through a terrible time like that. I’d be happy if you felt ok to skip a week. I hope everything gets better for you