tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post1111973645535867152..comments2023-07-18T07:27:08.516+00:00Comments on Siren Voices: the cowardly leopardSpence Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-8211650385958335222013-01-24T16:18:26.189+00:002013-01-24T16:18:26.189+00:00Jacks - I know - these failed discharges always fe...Jacks - I know - these failed discharges always feel like a big disappointment / failure (which they are, of course). It's symptomatic of the pressure on beds at the hospital - they turf them out before they're really ready. Mind you, Mrs L. had refused some Intermediate Care, so she wasn't what you might call <i>compliant</i>. From our point of view, the bottom line is if she's not safe to be left at home, she goes in. There is a rapid response / hospital avoidance team during office hours, but she didn't really fit the criteria. Shame. I've no idea how they're going to sort her out, though. She isn't facing up to the realities of her situation (like <i>that's</i> headline news...!)<br /><br />Steve - It <i>is</i> sad. I think all we can do as a society is provide good care at home right up until that becomes untenable, then equally good residential care. I suppose the ultimate sadness is that people fall ill and die - but then, death is as much a part of life as birth, so really we should prepare for it with the same compassion and forethought. I do think that care of the elderly - and death rituals - are as potent a marker of a civilisation as anything else.Spence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-10702152232731462842013-01-24T14:33:39.495+00:002013-01-24T14:33:39.495+00:00So sad when end-of-life issues leave us like this....So sad when end-of-life issues leave us like this. The choices are few, and none are attractive to someone who's spent half a lifetime in one spot.Steve'nLubbockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08077522441953030901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-41000196820228102942013-01-24T07:31:33.128+00:002013-01-24T07:31:33.128+00:00I'm quite concerned by the idea that because t...I'm quite concerned by the idea that because the care team haven't done their bit,the best place to take Mrs Leppard is hospital.<br /><br />Although if she doesn't want to go to a care facility,what can you do Spence?jacksofbuxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420847156401984373noreply@blogger.com