How on earth did a harmless thread like this turn acrid?
I can well believe there are some members or their husbands who have had some emergency hospital admissions.
Paw was regularly shipped off with “blues and twos” when he had fever/ biliary infections/sepsis or when he had one of his strokes.
While the bag was not necessarily packed, i had a system down to a fine art and it was a matter of moments to throw a pair of clean and ironed PJ’s, dressing gown, slippers, a couple of pairs of pants, sponge bag, shaver, a couple of hankies (he liked real ones) a phone and iPad plus chargers, and his all- important meds box and list of meds as some of the drugs he was on would have required special ordering from Pharmacy.
The most important thing though was a folder with all his medical details, letters, test results and medical history sorted into different sections- for Hepatology, cardiology, haematology, gastroenterology , stroke etc. It was much easier for A&E staff to have his details in front of them rather than rely on a non-professional (me).
As his wife, I grew to be good at it, if I lived alone or my DH was less aware I would have something similar ready if, like Marydoll and some others, this might be on the cards.
“Be prepared”
