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Date: 18 August 2011 21:41:10
My sister is now out of hospital and with my parents again. Was good to see them last week-end, but frustrating to witness how disconnected the medical profession can be. D was due out on the Thurs, but was unwell at time of discharge so kept in. One of her allocated Dr's came to see her on the Friday and said that there was no way she would be out over the week-end, they needed time to ensure she really was ready, and that things would be reviewed on Monday. Talk was had of the option of a graduated discharge via a community hospital and/or the provision of sufficient medical care once she was with my parents. All good - until the Dr on Saturday told her she could go home!!!
This put Dad in the unenviable position of saying 'no' for the good of all concerned. D was finally discharged to my parents' place on Monday but, guess what, no community medical support is currently in place!!! For goodness sake, people, why is this so HARD?
(deep breath)
Dad has also been running back and fore to my sister's flat over the last few days, and my Uncle has accompanied him on occasion. The reason - a flooded floor! Somehow, without D being present for the past couple of months, a dripping tap has managed to fill the wash basin to overflowing and flood the flat to the extent that water ended up going through to the flat below. Needless to say, this has done nothing to make life any easier for my nearest and dearest.
All in all, they still stand very much in need of your thoughts and prayers. I know that my visit did something to ease the load for a while, but they are dealing with all this on a daily basis. I am determined to do the best I can for them, but life does not always permit the time and the energy I would like to devote and, of course, it is often not possible to do anything to change matters in any real sense. It is finding a balance between acceptance of one's limits, trust in the existence of a bigger picture and the very strong (if unrealistic) desire to get in there and fix things.
If you have the answer, please let me know! 'Til then, I'll carry on with my best fit solution and trust the rest to One greater than myself. Trust....now that is a challenge.... ;)