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  1. There's nothing 'holistic' about modern medicine in the NHS these days, they will only treat the different bits. This is a shame as the human body is one entity and it reacts as a whole, not bit by bit. I've often thought this, but the NHS insists on 'specialisms' and has experts in individual parts of the body who don't seem to know much about anything else thanks to a lack of communication. Nurses now also specialise early in their careers. It's all written down in your notes of course so it should make sense, but since when did doctors have time to read all your notes before treating you? I was in hospital recently when another patient was taken seriously ill because none of the nurses had realised she was diabetic and she'd been given ordinary food rather than the special diet she was on, and went into a coma. It was in her notes but it had been missed as she was moved from ward to ward. I'd like to think that this was a rare occasion, but it seems to be an everyday occurance. The basics of good care seem to have been replaced with copious machine monitoring, too much paperwork, and not much action.
  2. It amazes me how short the life of some buildings are in Sheffield. They seem to be pulled down and replaced every 5 minutes. Surely this is a huge waste of money? Victorian buildings were built to last, and often expensively beautiful and ornate. The modern stuff seems gimmicky, shoddy and almost disposable, (think Town Hall 'eggboxes.') Strong, well built buildings can be refurbished and adapted if they are built with longevity in mind.
  3. Some shopping trolleys also have seats built into them I believe.
  4. It's possible to get a walking stick which converts into a 'perch' type seat (like a shooting stick.) Would that help?
  5. I don't know if this is any help at all, but a friend of mine with MS swears by Cannabis. Medicinal Cannabis is available at places like Holland and Barrett, so it might be worthwhile having a chat with them and your doctor.
  6. I think you are doing so well. As Padders says, Rome wasn't built in a day, but you are hanging in there even when you don't feel like it and are feeling demoralised, (believe me, everyone feels like that sometimes.) Don't be so hard on yourself. You are doing your best but you're only human and experiencing all the emotions that beset everyone at times. But they pass so try not to dwell on them. You are your own worst enemy sometimes, so don't let them bully you into giving up. You have already achieved so much, and I know what a struggle it's been for you, so how about giving yourself a pat on the back now and then? You most certainly deserve it.
  7. I live in a very marginal marginal so get lots of literature through the door (which I make a point of reading) and have also had 3 people knocking on the door in person to discuss my vote. Very interesting. Pity the voters in safe seats don't get the same level of contact. We are allways calling out our council for what it gets wrong, but these people seem to me to be very worthy and dedicated individuals who work hard and are trying their best. I'll try to remember that next time I'm criticising another **** up. Sent my postal vote off this week.
  8. I hope you are right and he is able to continue living at home. It all depends on the next few years and his health. If he's 96 and his health deteriorates, his children will probably be in their 70's so will not be in a position to look after him.
  9. I have no idea of what went wrong there....
  10. More people are living into their nineties these days, and find it difficult to live alone. Quite often it's the little things that mean you have to go into care homes, like arthritis in the hands and fingers, so not able to open jars and bottles (even with aids,) use hands to go to the toilet, or able to fasten buttons on clothes, put socks on etc. Yes home help is available to help with these things but that too is very expensive, and the clients are very much at the mercy of the visiting care worker's time table. Yes, there are a few 90 year olds toughing it out, but it's quite unusual for people in their nineties to live alone at home, even if they are relatively healthy. Dementia is also more prevalent as we age and can strike quite young (which is why people think it is an illness rather than 'an illness of old age.') It can be quite mild such as having a poor memory (which becomes more of a hindrance in a digital age) or severe, but it makes living alone very problematic. I don't know what the population of over 80s is, but According to statistics, half a million people were in care homes in 2023 and places are in short supply. Only personal experience, and volutary work. g into their nineties With a large extended family, I have had quite a lot of experience of care homes over the years. Everybody dies of something and only a lucky few die peacefully in their sleep with no history/knowledge of a fatal illness beforehand. If that fatal illness requires hospitalisation then the doctors decide whether the patient is fit / capable of looking after themselves and going home. I've seen a 71 year old man crying with horror and disbelief at not being allowed back into his own home after a broken hip because he was at risk of falling... Hospitals don't have the beds available for convalescence, so they have to go to care homes. It only takes a few weeks in a home for them to become incapable of coming out again. Carehomes cost an average of £1,000 per week. Looking after a seriously ill, old person at home is difficult and exhausting to say the least. Just getting them to the toilet, or to bed can be quite a job in itself, and that's just the tip of the iceberg. Bearing in mind sons, daughters, spouses of said old person can themselves be in their 70s or 80s and probably with their own health issues and therefore not capable of lifting / moving a full size adult, (in hospital it takes 4 nurses to legally lift a person up a bed,) sooner or later the elderly person has to go into care, at a cost of £52,000 per year average, the care often leaves a lot to be desired. To get the care paid for by the state is a long, laborious, and difficult process. Families are often called upon to 'sponsor' a relative, in other words pay the fees if they default (ie, run out of money.) The person has to be vi
  11. The local authority would seem to be the people to ask, or perhaps citizen's advice. Is there still a bedroom tax?
  12. Only personal experience, and volutary work. With a large extended family, I have had quite a lot of experience of care homes over the years. Everybody dies of something and only a lucky few die peacefully in their sleep with no history/knowledge of a fatal illness beforehand. If that fatal illness requires hospitalisation then the doctors decide whether the patient is fit / capable of looking after themselves and going home. I've seen a 71 year old man crying with horror and disbelief at not being allowed back into his own home after a broken hip because he was at risk of falling... Hospitals don't have the beds available for convalescence, so they have to go to care homes. It only takes a few weeks in a home for them to become incapable of coming out again. Carehomes cost an average of £1,000 per week. Looking after a seriously ill, old person at home is difficult and exhausting to say the least. Just getting them to the toilet, or to bed can be quite a job in itself, and that's just the tip of the iceberg. Bearing in mind sons, daughters, spouses of said old person can themselves be in their 70s or 80s and probably with their own health issues and therefore not capable of lifting / moving a full size adult, (in hospital it takes 4 nurses to legally lift a person up a bed,) sooner or later the elderly person has to go into care, at a cost of £52,000 per year average, the care often leaves a lot to be desired. To get the care paid for by the state is a long, laborious, and difficult process. Families are often called upon to 'sponsor' a relative, in other words pay the fees if they default (ie, run out of money.) The person has to be virtyally destitute to get their care paid for.
  13. More than you think. And it could be you. All it takes is an illness, accident, arthritis, stroke, dementia, and any number of ailments that beset the ancient. Remember people are living longer but not necessarily healthier, just longer for more things to go wrong. Hospitals don't want to know, but often won't let the patient go home, they insist they move on to a carehome. And it always always ends in death - eventually. But Just 3 or 4 years in a carehome is enough to clean most residents (and/or their family) out, both house and savings. A Nursing home costs even more.
  14. Which they are living in, (and still paying council tax etc for) so no extra income coming in. And which will all have to be sold to pay carehome fees. It would be a bit of an embarrassment for the overnment to have thousands of pensioners wandering about homeless.
  15. Yer think...? They may have got an inflation payrise, but that's a small percentage of a small amount so most pensioners still only get about £8,500 a year to live on. Not exactly a fortune is it? Still the lowest pension in Europe.
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