I've decided small town hospitals in Wisconsin suck. Years ago my sister and her wife had a car accident--the wife was injured and she ended up in the New London hospital. Her nurse called her a baby because she was in so much pain she could hardly make it to the bathroom. Eventually she was transferred to Madison where the doctors discovered her broken back that the New London doctors missed.
Oh, yeah, baby, it's snakalicious in here.
Xander ,'Empty Places'
Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
tommyrot - Aug 06, 2014 6:24:51 pm PDT #3629 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
-t - Aug 06, 2014 6:34:21 pm PDT #3630 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, tommyrot, I'm so sorry. That sounds so difficult.
And, dang, that is a couple of horrifying stories about medical professionals. I am agog.
meara - Aug 06, 2014 7:06:02 pm PDT #3631 of 30000
Wow that makes me not want to be in a Wosconsin hospital, that's for sure!
Burrell - Aug 06, 2014 7:47:26 pm PDT #3632 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Oh tommy, that's so hard. Taking your mom to see him is the right thing to do, even if she can't quite take it all in. I hope however things resolve for your father, that he is comfortable.
And I'm sorry the ER doctor spoke to your brother that way. It wasn't kind.
Connie Neil - Aug 06, 2014 8:17:50 pm PDT #3633 of 30000
brillig
Hubby forged my signature on the DNR. We'd discussed it a lot, and I thought we'd covered all that in the paperwork. I suspect he didn't want me to have to actually sign that particular paper.
Calli - Aug 07, 2014 2:28:55 am PDT #3634 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Geez, Tommy, that sounds hard all around. I'm sorry.
Theodosia - Aug 07, 2014 2:58:16 am PDT #3635 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Strength to you and yours, tommy. And hospitals have ombudsmen for a reason, so perhaps a strongly-worded letter couldn't hurt.
Yesterday was pretty much a lost day for me, so perhaps I can do better today.
brenda m - Aug 07, 2014 3:08:52 am PDT #3636 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Tom, how awful. ~Ma to you and your fam.
Jesse - Aug 07, 2014 3:40:46 am PDT #3637 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oof, tommy. That's a lot of suck.
brenda m - Aug 07, 2014 4:09:26 am PDT #3638 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
ION, I'm sure you were all waiting anxiously for an update on my tablet situation. It appears both iPad and Surface are expected to come out with swanky new models this fall, that each have some upgraded features I want. So I decided to pick up a (relatively-speaking) cheapy Kindle Fire. That at least covers me in the interim, gives me NFL Mobile**, and lets me try out the 7". If it turns out it meets my needs, great. If not, I can always sell it or give it to my sister for X-mas.
**Important since I'm thinking about dropping my satellite service.
ETA: this brings my Kindle total up to 4. One of them is broken, though.