tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post1325557311742616661..comments2023-07-18T07:27:08.516+00:00Comments on Siren Voices: treasure islandSpence Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-63739012324098982192013-01-14T13:02:57.501+00:002013-01-14T13:02:57.501+00:00Hi VMSP
Yep - difficult to say, although I don...Hi VMSP<br /><br />Yep - difficult to say, although I don't think it was alcohol in this case. <br /><br />Very sorry to hear about your dad. How's the nursing home working out? Is it close enough to visit regularly? I've been to some lovely homes over the past few years, so hopefully your dad has found one he likes. <br /><br />I sympathise with that 'ready to go' thing. I've heard it a lot, and you're right, it's difficult to know how to respond other than a general chivvying along. It's certainly a tough predicament - for the family as well as the individual. <br /><br />Hope your dad makes a good recovery, VMSP. <br /><br />Thanks v much for the comment. Spence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-45774964639615969322013-01-14T01:08:13.161+00:002013-01-14T01:08:13.161+00:00Hard to say what happened. Hopefully she's no...Hard to say what happened. Hopefully she's not drinking. That can't help. Old people fall all the time without any liquid help. I'm glad she was OK. My dad just fell and broke his hip and he's in a nursing home now which sucks. He also wishes his fall had killed him. I think you reach a certain age and you are ready to go. Your body, not so much. Your loved ones - they're not ready either. That's why Flora and Donald don't acknowledge what Meg says. They can't face it. And it's very difficult to know what to say even if you do understand the thought process behind it all.VM Sehy Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03832671940615894037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-33731180548874614892013-01-11T18:05:34.569+00:002013-01-11T18:05:34.569+00:00Thanks Elizabeth.
It was difficult to know who to...Thanks Elizabeth.<br /><br />It <i>was</i> difficult to know who to believe in that situation. The caretaker was physically unprepossessing, but he did seem genuinely to care for Meg, and she was comforted to have him there. I was surprised that Flora was quite so damning about him, and I must admit that after I'd spoken to her I thought Donald might not be all he seemed. But then - who knows what Flora was like? Maybe <i>she</i> was the one with the agenda. Impossible to know. <br /><br />We do take care of the emotional as well as the physical in that we'll alert care agencies & the social services if we think someone is vulnerable for whatever reason. I didn't in this case because Flora said she had an appointment with social services in a day or so.<br /><br />We were called via her Carelink button (something she wears on her wrist and presses when she's in trouble). There was a key in a keysafe outside the flat. <br /><br />Thanks for the comment, Elizabeth. <br />Spence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-26654381029448942992013-01-11T12:58:25.647+00:002013-01-11T12:58:25.647+00:00I appreciated the delicate touch in writing this. ...I appreciated the delicate touch in writing this. You walk into complicated situations with snapshots of people, often with different views and motives. That must be difficult. It also must be difficult to know who to believe when told various viewpoints.<br /><br />It sounds like Meg is soul sad: it is too bad that it is only the physical that everyone (Donald, Flora, medical) focus on. Do you as EMT responders have any ability to call in local non profit agencies? <br /><br />I am just struck by the fact that Donald is ignoring what Meg is saying (as is Flora).<br /><br />How did she call you? That isn't mentioned.Elizabeth McClunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03627373214555333537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-85341723016917494132013-01-10T09:29:10.659+00:002013-01-10T09:29:10.659+00:00Alan - Hmm. Siren Voices: The Movie. I'd like ...Alan - Hmm. Siren Voices: The Movie. I'd like to say it'd be Bradley Cooper who'd play me, but no doubt it'd end up Meryl Streep. <br /><br />Jacks - Why did the pirate go on vacation? <br />For arrrrrgh and arrrrrgh!<br /><br />Spence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-19826613653511992242013-01-10T07:29:12.034+00:002013-01-10T07:29:12.034+00:00Interesting the caretaker reads Treasure Island wh...Interesting the caretaker reads Treasure Island when he's alleged to encourage Meg to get legless.<br /><br />And why are pirates called pirates?<br /><br />They just aaarrgghhhh.jacksofbuxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420847156401984373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-23030010037423700492013-01-09T17:56:27.143+00:002013-01-09T17:56:27.143+00:00When you do "Siren Voices: The Movie", t...When you do "Siren Voices: The Movie", this one *must* go in there. :)Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.com