Ward that is.
Up there New Years Eve day and evening, a relative not to good so my night at the Moonies(New Years) was a no go
Anyway he shared a ward with three others and what a strange time time it was watching these poor souls struggling....two old men and a younger man who had been fitting due to a brain tumour
As my rellie recuperated in his bed i watched as one man cried out....shouting strange things from the days of his past....the man with the epilepsy murmured under his breath and didn't notice his wife come in to sit down beside him...she smiled at me weakly...more of a grimace really and the pain and tiredness was etched in her face.
The nurses both male and female rushed around like demonic ants on a mission of mercy....doing things they have done for years like clockwork,i almost wanted to say you shouldn't look so happy.
Luckily my rellie came out today and though still poorly the job the demonic ants had done was enough to see him reach his own bed tonight....i got to know the lady by the bed a little as my rellie was being lined up ready for discharge....she had kids and was commuting to London most evenings.....she was still trying to work online while sitting by her loved one.....the two old men had gone and had been replaced by....two old men again and i suppose for the demonic ants it is business as usual.....on leaving i was asked if i was a happy bunny and i replied that the five hours it took them to discharge my ol rellie was to long....i said it with a smile on my face and a thankyou as well and we made our escape....the hours i spent in that place was so mentally draining....god only knows what it is like to work there under intense pressure as they are...i got a little more respect for the ants thats for sure.
My rellie is home...settled if not better and as i sip my glass of Merlot i realise how lucky i am....and yes i lifted my glass to the demonic ants.
