Nothing but praise for the NHS from us 👌

Never mind about Storm Durrah , though I hope everyone is ok 👌

Last week end we had 2 pre Christmas/ birthday gatherings both on the same day , in two separate counties . Typical, but we put together a plan one was for lunch at a garden centre Bedfordshire & the other afternoon party games & dinner in Hertfordshire.Two different sides of our joint family.
Pleased to say we managed both unlike this week the weather was mild & my DS offered to stay with his 3 pups & our 2 pampered pooches until at least an hour before we would be due home & we took my GD with us .
Come the evening (7pm) my DH was being driven to A&E with a suspected DVT as diagnosed by my DD a nurse of some 20plus years . Scans, bloods x rays he arrived home at 3 am armed with self medicating injections plus advise to attend the next day . My SIL & DDx2 gave up their bed & accommodated us ( beds had already been reassigned due to DDx1 SIL & GGD plus Grandad ) so far so good .
Next day , we had massive issues trying to find a pharmacy both open & able to fill the prescription. Finally a well know. nationwide branch in our home town advised they would order it in for us .
Luckily enough when DH went to the Hospital ( Watford ) on Sunday he was given enough for the next few days . Which as it turned out was great as we never did get that promised order from Boots . Still thinking it is really bad that no one could offer the required prescription.
DH decided to keep his next appointment at the same Hospital to keep things simple & drove back a few days later . More Scansm X-rays & blood Tests oh & different meds . Waiting for the results & next steps .
Fast forward to this weekend , another county another hospital or three .
Friday DDx1 Suffered a dog bite ‼️ She was staying at a freinds & he attacked her, cornered her after biting her & during this she dropped her phone that she had started to use to call for help, Said phone ended up in the dog bed with dog sitting in the bed ‼️
Dog btw is a little Sausage dog . Though he may actually be sausages by Monday .
DD got the help she needed left dog locked in one room & a Friday night trip to rammed A&E @Southend Hospital . He had bitten right through her hand & she needed further attention the next day at Chelmsford Hospital which although in the same county as where she was staying it’s an hours drive from her home .
She is present still thereafter being admitted yesterday & awaitng a procedure’ Flexor Sheath Washout’ Obviously it’s the week end & staffing is not. 100%also yesterday she was told there were also SIX , Yes SIX other dog bite patients … all children plus a human bite ‼️
So praise indeed for the NHS from our family , yes both patients have had long waits & my DH had his entry mislaid so was waiting even longer . That apart ,no complaints .
We just need to hope that DDx1 has no long term trauma to her hand 🤚
Apologies for the lengthy post .