For Gert and our nursing and medical members

[Cuilidh]

Gert

This reminded me of many comments you have made on this forum.  I tried unsuccessfully posting the image straight from my friend's facebook page, so have simply typed it out for you and all our other nurses on this forum - sincere and heartfelt thanks to you all:

Nurses are being scorned for being late with medicine and yet they are holding their bladder because they don’t have time to use the restroom and starving because they missed lunch.  They’re being peed on, puked on, pooped on, bled on, bitten, hit, yelled at and are missing their family while taking care of yours.  They may even be crying for you.  The minute you read this, nurses all over the world are saving lives.  Re-post if you love a nurse, are a nurse, or appreciate a nurse or nursing assistant.  Thanks to all the nurses.

[gertbysea]

Why thank you for posting this cuilidh. Sometime we forget ALL those  health workers  who are on duty 24 hours a day 7 days a week often going above and beyond. The same goes for members of the Police Service, Fire Departments and Ambos.

Gert

[obbie]

So true, thank you for posting.

My best friend is a paramedic.

[Cuilidh]

Gert, you are right to mention the police, firemen, ambos, paramedics, etc.  There are also the thousands upon thousands of carers like JD who, unless you know them, are forgotten, so to JD and all other carers, another BIG THANKS AND BOQUETS OF FLOWERS

[gertbysea]

How could I forget the Carers? They don't do shifts they work 24 hours a day 7 days a week year in and year out often without help or respite. Bless them and note to Gert stop complaining about peeing your pants as in the scheme of things it don't matter.

Gert

[Amy :-)]

Thank you for posting this Cuilidh It's important to acknowledge how much people in these professions really do for their communities. They are very special and I have great respect for them all

[judydawn]

Thanks Marina - it takes something special to be a nurse and although you get the odd one that has chosen the wrong career, generally they are a wonderful bunch of people.  I had reason to rush DH to hospital on Monday and the nurses in the emergency department could not have attended him more quickly nor been more gracious in their care.   As for home carers, you just do what you have to do and hope if you need that little bit of extra help you can find it - not always the case though and things are only going to get worse in that regard with our aging population.  I am lucky in that I have the support of enough people,  Carers SA and of course, always the support of people from this forum.  Sometimes it just takes a kind word or message to get you through the day.
 

[Cuilidh]

So sorry to hear that Geoff has had to go back into hospital again - how is he?  Is he back home?  It's not far from his birthday, hope he is home for birthday treats.

[judydawn]

Yes Marina, I bought him home the same day - we were only there 2 hours and they fixed his problem.  He's had a good run of late and I was waiting for the bubble to burst.

[stacelee]

I would never dare criticise a nurse after the wonderful care that pallative care nurses from Karuna gave my father when he was dying from a brain tumour.  Nothing was ever too much or too hard for them and they enabled us to keep my father at home and very comfortable at a time that was very stressful for all of us.  I have far more time for nurses than for doctors after the treatment that we received at both of their hands.  To this day I have very little time for most doctors (I know it is a gross generalisation but unfortunately we had a few doctors who really needed to work on their bedside manner).  The nurses were very good.  The only time that we have had a problem with nursing staff were situations where they were obviously very understaffed (this is in the last couple of years not when my father was sick) and even then they were trying to help as much as they could.  They are truly amazing people with a job that I would not want to do (I'm not good with goop and gore).

[obbie]

Glad Geoff is all ok Judy.

[gertbysea]

Just Nother hic-up  Judy.

Don't get me started on doctors especially surgeons. No judy do not get the soap box out or I will never get off it.

Gert

[Amy :-)]

Don't get me started on doctors especially surgeons. No judy do not get the soap box out or I will never get off it.

Gert

Are surgeons really as bad as doctors Gert? I've had some horrible doctors, but the surgeon who did my spinal surgery was lovely. He was a giant, but he was lovely

[gertbysea]

When they are good they are very very good but when the are bad they are horrid. Never judge a surgeon by his bedside manner , that is why they like to work with unconscious people. The good surgeons, in my opinion , you would not want to know socially. In fact they probably have no social life.

Anaesthetists suck up too much gas and do not want to talk to anyone especially the patients. Lol!

Gert

[Amy :-)]

When they are good they are very very good but when the are bad they are horrid. Never judge a surgeon by his bedside manner , that is why they like to work with unconscious people. The good surgeons, in my opinion , you would not want to know socially. In fact they probably have no social life.

Anaesthetists suck up too much gas and do not want to talk to anyone especially the patients. Lol!

Gert

Interesting wisdom there Gert, which I will keep in mind for future reference

Lol medical humour