After Dawn walks I had a lie in this morning.
Yesterday was a subtlety stressful day after I admitted a young patient to the hospice.
The staff banter and the camaraderie was still there, of course, but there is a toll to be paid for such days and so I slept very deeply and well only getting up just before eleven with the worried look of an anxious Dorothy only a millimetre from my own puffy tired face.
I've just prepared brunch....still in my pjs
Avacado on sour bread toast with eggs!
Coupled with a bucket of coffee!
Bloody lovely......even though it looks like shite
I'm meeting a friend in Chester later for supper followed by a talk at the Storyhouse by the writer Armistead Maupin. My friend is witty and sharp and Maupin is warm and bright so the evening will be a nice balance to yesterday's thoughts and experience.
But right now,
It's breakfast, a bucket of coffee and a long half hour of some thinking.
Hey ho
Yesterday was a subtlety stressful day after I admitted a young patient to the hospice.
The staff banter and the camaraderie was still there, of course, but there is a toll to be paid for such days and so I slept very deeply and well only getting up just before eleven with the worried look of an anxious Dorothy only a millimetre from my own puffy tired face.
I've just prepared brunch....still in my pjs
Avacado on sour bread toast with eggs!
Coupled with a bucket of coffee!
Bloody lovely......even though it looks like shite
I'm meeting a friend in Chester later for supper followed by a talk at the Storyhouse by the writer Armistead Maupin. My friend is witty and sharp and Maupin is warm and bright so the evening will be a nice balance to yesterday's thoughts and experience.
But right now,
It's breakfast, a bucket of coffee and a long half hour of some thinking.
Hey ho
I don't really know what to say, and I don't do hugs, so I'll just wish you an enjoyable brunch and hope you have a lovely evening with your friend. You deserve it.
ReplyDeleteNothing to say, despite the weather, it's going to be a lovely day
ReplyDeleteAnd all served on Willow Pattern; what could be better.
ReplyDeleteMy favourite plates . I have a strange eclectic collection cro x
DeleteYoung patient in a hospice? Doesn't sound good, must be very tough on everyone.
ReplyDeleteCertain patients affect you more than others , it's true of all nursing
DeleteI am not familiar with hospices, without giving personal information, does the hospice accept patients of any age? Is it unusual to see younger patients in there? Do you have rooms specifically for the younger patients? How long is the average "stay," in a hospice? I am also going to assume, that it takes a very special type of person to work in a hospice? Sorry for all the questions.
ReplyDeleteAlso wanted to thank all the lovely people who work in hospices......
DeleteWe take all adult patients but only have 13 beds.we don't take children Some patients come in for end of life care others come in to be assessed and helped with symptom control before going home or elsewhere. Some patients come in for respire care usually for a week or so.
DeleteAll patients have their own room most with en suite.
There are tough days in hospices, and the feeling can permeate the whole building when something sad or hard is going on, but I always found we bounced back. Numerous hot coffees and cakes both in the hospice and after getting home helped.
ReplyDeleteI like that you are being kind to yourself … even if your lie-ins do worry poor Dotty a bit. She'll get used to the rhythm of the days eventually.
It also depends where you are mentally at that time too
DeleteDefinitely. xx
DeleteDoes the avocado add anything other than calories? Just a thought 🙄
ReplyDeleteLovely taste mave
DeleteOh yes. That. I forgot that I have none.
Deletebreakfast looks pretty disgusting John (I hate avocado)but each to his own - give me streaky bacon any time. Enjoy your evening's entertainment.
ReplyDeleteThe brunch tasted divine
DeleteI agree with you about the presentation of your lunch though I wouldn't have used the expression "looks like shite". After all, "shite" (i.e. defecation) is usually a more earthy colour.
ReplyDeleteHave a good day off.
ReplyDeleteThank nu
DeleteSo glad you had a well deserved lie-in this morning and a nourishing breakfast with your bucket of coffee. You're set for a lovely day and your evening plans are stellar.
ReplyDeleteHow sad about the young person in need of hospice care. As I well know, even nurses cry sometimes because of what we see and because we care.
I do hugs! Hugs!
Oh, I loved the various Tales of the City books. Wish I could go with you to see Maupin.
ReplyDeleteIn the end u could have done
DeleteThat pic of your brunch has got me positively salivating. I could not only eat it ALL (unusual enough with my limitations) I'd lick the plate afterwards - while Dottie and Winnie could only watch!
ReplyDeleteShould be a really memorable time with Armistead, one of the most articulate contemporary writers around. I do envy you.
The breakfast looks lovely to me.
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Armistead Maupin is sure to be entertaining! I'd love to see him speak or read from his books in person!
ReplyDeleteWe live in a community in Florida full of 60+ residents. Today at coffee hour our American veterans and widows of veterans stood and gave their military service info. I spent thirty minutes holding my tears. You've had to admit a young person at the end of his/her life, and I've heard stories of 19 and 20-year-old kids dying in combat. Sometimes life just kicks us in the teeth, doesn't it?
ReplyDeleteYes when something goes wrong it all goes wrong x
DeleteThere are some patients I still ache with sadness for decades later. These thoughts get tucked in a little pouch beneath my heart. As much as I wish the people concerned had not suffered emotionally and physically as they did, I am a better person for the knowledge.
ReplyDeleteNurses who work in Hospice are angels. As a retired nurse I look back and I don’t think I could do it.
ReplyDeleteI love Mr. Maupin. I'd give my left foot to hear him speak.
ReplyDeleteI am still somewhat traumatized by my final palliative client experience. Every year this time I can't help but focus on those last days with her and her daughter in their home. I think those of us who work in this field have a "different" heart. We just have to.💖
He's was lovely
DeleteI imagine it takes quite a lot of personal time to process the sadness that must come with any hospice patient. Not everyone is able to do that. I know I couldn't.
ReplyDeleteJust to let you know...I pressed the wrong button and have lost my blog.
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PS: Found it again. Thank you for what you do.
DeleteI can't imagine how unbearably heartbreaking it must be for the young patient,their family and yourselves to bear.It was very sad visiting my aunt,who was cared for in a local Hospice,I visited several times and she didn't seem to be in pain-I was with her at the end.She was in her 70s though x
ReplyDelete3 eggs I see. That's what I call dinner but I'm jealous.
ReplyDeleteBrunch covers two meals
DeleteIt didn't work out as I wanted
ReplyDeleteMy friend couldn't make it
Brunch looks delightful, bet it was good. Bring brightness into each day, for none of us knows how many days we have.
ReplyDeleteI'm trying to bring brightness in david... it doesn't always work
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