tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post2385551685063509277..comments2024-03-28T16:10:45.421+00:00Comments on Going Gently: A Crabbit Old WomanJohn Going Gentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-14864815938167892552018-02-25T07:05:48.012+00:002018-02-25T07:05:48.012+00:00I've heard it's good practice to hang pict...I've heard it's good practice to hang pictures of older nursing home patients when they were young and in family settings. Suppose to remind care givers that the patient has a history and is not the person they see before them.At Rivercrest Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12068816102263605128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-38227084233594631962018-02-24T11:30:03.755+00:002018-02-24T11:30:03.755+00:00Moist eyeballs here and hoping I pop my clogs befo...Moist eyeballs here and hoping I pop my clogs before I get to a state of incapacity.yellowtulip118@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07457341621335533009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-25753826725126142582018-02-24T08:11:27.215+00:002018-02-24T08:11:27.215+00:00What a lovely poem will have to write it down for ...What a lovely poem will have to write it down for a friend who works with the elderly as a volunteer in a nursing home where she visits with them brings them tea paints there nails if they wish and listens to their stories, she is elderly herself but fit as a fiddle. Comox Valley and beyondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14592683050512187874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-71842626646981967242018-02-24T05:28:37.530+00:002018-02-24T05:28:37.530+00:00Another aspect of the patient condition is hiding ...Another aspect of the patient condition is hiding in plain view as a children's poem--the Dormouse and the Doctor, by A.A.Milne, about withdrawing when you don't like what your keepers are providing for an environment. This hit me when the staff of the nursing home thought my newly admitted aunt was gravely demented, while with me she was pretty much as sharp as ever.<br />It's too long to post here but easily Googled.Sally Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17732355543080603989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-69714644722966600662018-02-23T23:13:46.911+00:002018-02-23T23:13:46.911+00:00Nurses are human too!. I,ve had the day from hell....Nurses are human too!. I,ve had the day from hell. Most of my time was spent with 2 bariatric patients. Bed , chair commode to pass wind, full body hoist at least 10 times each with 2 staff members.their dressings needs and wants loudly voiced by them and family!. I so failed my little frail patients that i gravitate to. No time for extra sips nutrition or a hand hold. Tomorrow is a new day!. Will not be dictated to!.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-36958375114230370752018-02-23T22:27:59.890+00:002018-02-23T22:27:59.890+00:00Chin up dearheart xChin up dearheart xJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-60414693965810493002018-02-23T22:21:24.073+00:002018-02-23T22:21:24.073+00:00Lol, that's what my father used to call me whe...Lol, that's what my father used to call me when he'd had one or two pints.Eleanorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10265071004938442239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-61470218366697627912018-02-23T21:45:22.325+00:002018-02-23T21:45:22.325+00:00Tears are in my eyes as I write this. It is so sca...Tears are in my eyes as I write this. It is so scary to think we will all be in that place soon. We can only hope that our nurses will be kind and compassionate. Thank you, John, for posting this.kthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03132709481361318034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-68402700991867979832018-02-23T21:27:48.340+00:002018-02-23T21:27:48.340+00:00We too had this poem in nursing school. I hadn'...We too had this poem in nursing school. I hadn't read the nurses reply. So true. I work in a GP practice and find the work load increasing, the targets etc all getting too much. I want to retire. I didn't go into the profession for this. Short staff and uncaring GPS who don't see staff struggling and that's without the patients. The elderly who want to chat. We try to give them time. So hard. Thanks for posting. Sandycathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06814344959991272496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-46716545820502682582018-02-23T20:36:31.257+00:002018-02-23T20:36:31.257+00:00I love that even though it did make me tearful.My ...I love that even though it did make me tearful.My mum was in hospital for 6 months & has massive stroke & cancer.She was 56 but couldn't move by herself.I went each day & all but one nurse was kind to her.She told me about the cruel nurse & my aunt overheard & went straight to her & told her to treat my mum kindly.The others always seemed to see beyond her illness & I remember one young nurse saying to my mum as she washed her limp body-laughing kindly to her"you've the body of a young woman"-she had,she was suntanned,slim & blonde-but wrecked.Mum was pleased that the young nurse could see how she was previously xflisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-37126417118126610152018-02-23T19:11:33.299+00:002018-02-23T19:11:33.299+00:00It can be very easy to fail to see the humanity in...It can be very easy to fail to see the humanity in elderly people if the can't communicate. i remember visiting my Dad in a small nursing home in Wales when he was convalescing. Due to strokes he hadn't talked to us and didn't seem to recognise us for quite a while. there were 6 of us visiting, chatting away - Dad in a chair and my sister in law cutting up Newberry Fruits (his favourite!) and feeding the to him. He all of a sudden started laughing and trying to 'talking' to us -couldn't understand a word! But he obviously was enjoying the company and the chat it was lovely to see him happy. He died not long after that. He was a lovely man.<br />So don't give up on people just cos they are old.<br />Sorry to be anonymous<br />ElaineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-30055619804788734492018-02-23T18:09:18.961+00:002018-02-23T18:09:18.961+00:00Thoughtful and a small yet very large gestureThoughtful and a small yet very large gestureJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-76269460089164368202018-02-23T17:23:27.996+00:002018-02-23T17:23:27.996+00:00I have a friend that makes a point of finding out ...I have a friend that makes a point of finding out the names of the homeless, and often mentally ill, people she encounters. She insists on recognizing their humanity. I love it.Linda dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01167854309289774316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-29571313116331533232018-02-23T16:30:32.642+00:002018-02-23T16:30:32.642+00:00I think this dovetails this post beautifully xI think this dovetails this post beautifully xJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-34779262714973478762018-02-23T16:22:31.503+00:002018-02-23T16:22:31.503+00:00No matter how many times I read that it always get...No matter how many times I read that it always gets to me.<br /><br />There is also 'The Nurses Reply' which is almost as poignant.<br /><br />What do we see, you ask, what do we see?<br />Yes, we are thinking when looking at thee!<br />We may seem to be hard when we hurry and fuss,<br />But there’s many of you, and too few of us.<br /><br />We would like far more time to sit by you and talk,<br />To bath you and feed you and help you to walk.<br />To hear of your lives and the things you have done;<br />Your childhood, your husband, your daughter, your son.<br /><br />But time is against us, there’s too much to do -<br />Patients too many, and nurses too few.<br />We grieve when we see you so sad and alone,<br />With nobody near you, no friends of your own.<br />We feel all your pain, and know of your fear<br />That nobody cares now your end is so near.<br /><br />But nurses are people with feelings as well,<br />And when we’re together you’ll often hear tell<br />Of the dearest old Gran in the very end bed,<br />And the lovely old Dad, and the things that he said,<br />We speak with compassion and love, and feel sad<br />When we think of your lives and the joy that you’ve had.<br /><br />When the time has arrived for you to depart,<br />You leave us behind with an ache in our heart.<br />When you sleep the long sleep, no more worry or care,<br />There are other old people, and we must be there.<br /><br />So please understand if we hurry and fuss -<br />There are many of you,<br />And so few of us.<br />Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-78789920653064342342018-02-23T16:18:17.530+00:002018-02-23T16:18:17.530+00:00Thank you. I shall pass that on.Thank you. I shall pass that on.Magehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-45910466439477025892018-02-23T15:41:26.689+00:002018-02-23T15:41:26.689+00:00I'm off on the ice flows before that happenesI'm off on the ice flows before that happenesJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-3979566513316793632018-02-23T15:40:48.777+00:002018-02-23T15:40:48.777+00:00being a carer can be almost impossible, I hope you...being a carer can be almost impossible, I hope your mums nurses are kind ones most areJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-61348224479312489192018-02-23T15:40:34.683+00:002018-02-23T15:40:34.683+00:00I've read it many times..... I always try to ...I've read it many times..... I always try to think of how I would like to be treated and go from there. It's.a.crazy.worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01097206219065815316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-30900169107126449682018-02-23T15:39:56.650+00:002018-02-23T15:39:56.650+00:00ysbyty Gwynedd ysbyty Gwynedd John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-48106907796752159422018-02-23T15:27:09.736+00:002018-02-23T15:27:09.736+00:00True not just for nurses, Jon. For all of us. As I...True not just for nurses, Jon. For all of us. As I've found, we all get there. <br /><br />P.S. Bangor........small world. I gave a lecture on clinical cardiopulmonary exercise testing at a Hospital there. 2007 I think. Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13038376492887695725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-18475822146209078762018-02-23T15:25:23.464+00:002018-02-23T15:25:23.464+00:00I am constantly running these thoughts through my ...I am constantly running these thoughts through my head now because of mom. On her good days she must wonder what the heck is going on, she must feel like she's in elder jail. I think of all the times I lost patience with her, the guilt, the guilt.Sooo-this-is-mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02001864616415319712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-50519927140149131442018-02-23T14:32:01.909+00:002018-02-23T14:32:01.909+00:00I think some one has done a video for this poem. B...I think some one has done a video for this poem. Both are very moving.Jane Karwathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10873112386908974146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-59276731331179253442018-02-23T14:11:35.662+00:002018-02-23T14:11:35.662+00:00We'll all be old one day, if we live long enou...We'll all be old one day, if we live long enough. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-70425430368105102112018-02-23T14:05:27.021+00:002018-02-23T14:05:27.021+00:00As a student nurse in the early 80s my nurse tutor...As a student nurse in the early 80s my nurse tutor made all of the group in the nursing school sit (in uniform) on an empty bed pan put on a bed for 5 minutes. Even being physically fit it was difficult to balance for that time, and being fully clothed it was very uncomfortable. A lesson well learnt.countrygalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704550039926708801noreply@blogger.com