Babyliss
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This situation depresses me very much
I've played golf for many years with a GP. He had strong views on prolonging death and was in favour of assisted death. I agree with him. We wouldn't let a dog suffer but argue that a human should...
The young lady, 47, I spoke of earlier in the thread always said she wouldn't have chemo but changed her mind when there was no other choice.
I'm all for a bottle of pills and a damn good single malt.
Just been through this with the mother-in-law, initial diagnosis was breast Cancer back in 2003, went through a mastectomy and hormone treatment and got through the initial 5 years, sadly in 2017 it returned as metastatic breast cancer widespread in her bones and after discussion she said she wouldn’t have chemo, still we got a diagnosis of 3-5yrs.And if people want chemo or other treatments, they should have them, but be made aware that sometimes the side effects can have the opposite effect. Assisted death is a controversial issue in the medical profession, the BMA has changed its mind a few times. All I know is that when I get an end stage neurodegenerative condition in which life is not worth living, I am happy for it to stop.
Just been through this with the mother-in-law, initial diagnosis was breast Cancer back in 2003, went through a mastectomy and hormone treatment and got through the initial 5 years, sadly in 2017 it returned as metastatic breast cancer widespread in her bones and after discussion she said she wouldn’t have chemo, still we got a diagnosis of 3-5yrs.
Sadly she passed away on sunday just short of 4 years since it returned.
Extremely brave lady, but I must say the last 2 weeks were the worst, watching her, knowing she was dying just lying there slowly drifting away, it was beyond cruel! I find it a complete mind blow that we can put a cat or dog out of their misery, but a human we have to stand back and let time take it’s course.
Don’t get me wrong the staff in the Hospice were beyond reproach, but how they can go through that time and time again with patients and their familes tells me how special some of our NHS Staff are, and thank god we have them.
If I had not had a day off for a year I would put my foot down and tell hid your not going.Seriously hoping that my area returns to Tier 1 as it was before the lockdown. Selfish I know but if we are put in to tier 2 it could be March before I get to meet up with any of my friends in the village (in laws won't back down on us going their for Xmas if allowed despite it meaning that they are the only people we will get to see, potentially until March, if the lockdown is set at tier 2). May seem small minded but I have not met up with anyone outside of work for a while now and the thought if keeping that up for another 4 months (including my birthday) is filling me with a bit of dread. Having worked solidly without a day off since last Xmas, I could really do with a 5 day relaxation of rules where I can meet friends and let loose a bit but any break over Xmas will be spend sat at the inlaws.
If I had not had a day off for a year I would put my foot down and tell hid your not going.
Is it worth the hassle ? Only you can answer that.
Well I hope it goes your way.Not really. She has not seen her mum much this year and so is happy to go and we have both told our families that we have been alternating going to their xmas meals for long enough now (both nearly 50) and so they were getting one more each. Offered to change her family's last one to next year so as it would be more normal but they were not keen on that.
My best hopes now are travel restrictions or a ban on overnight stays so as I can do Newbury and back in a day. that would at least give me the rest of the xmas period to arrange more local evenings.
Well I hope it goes your way.
That’s a long time not to have a day off work.
Don't I know it. Was going to have time off then there was lockdown one and so it seemed pointless plus I was gald to be picked as one not on furlough, then we came out of lockdown to a property boom and so worked through that then was planning time off just as lockdown 2 started. Add to that people off on self isolation etc and the last day off I had was the time off last Xmas.
On the news yesterday they were saying that everything they have learnt from previous corona viruses has helped with this vaccine.Vaccine question @Ethan . Sooner or later another coronavirus is bound to emerge from somewhere (probably the same place as thisnone) . Although it will be a different virus to Covid will all the research and knowledge gained from this give us a decent headstart in producing another vaccine or will it be back to square one?
Then just to make it worse you get clients phoning up and complaining that everyone bar you in the chain appears to be incompetent
Sorry to hear youre battling, i think most of us are to some degree or another, as were all being affected to some degree, albeit often in very different ways and dont always appreciate the effect its having on others
If you need an ear to vent you know where i am!!!
Vaccine question @Ethan . Sooner or later another coronavirus is bound to emerge from somewhere (probably the same place as thisnone) . Although it will be a different virus to Covid will all the research and knowledge gained from this give us a decent headstart in producing another vaccine or will it be back to square one?
I believe they are going to do it in regions, a bit more blunt, less targetted, this time, and then it depends on numbers and the trend. You can pretty much work it out from there.Is there any guide as to which tier places are likely to be in? Suspect theres a chance were in a higher tier here as we come under the same umbrella as Bournemouth these days, and cases have been quite high especially at/near the university
I believe they are going to do it in regions, a bit more blunt, less targetted, this time, and then it depends on numbers and the trend. You can pretty much work it out from there.
I am expecting us to be in tier 3 as we get lumped as a NE region and there are a number of hot spots in the group. The numbers in Northumberland are not great still but we should probably be tier 2 rather than 3.
Anywhere with a university nearby is going to be in trouble so tier 2-3 here you come. The only places in tier 1 will be islands or remote tips of the country. I can't see any regular regions escaping 2 or 3 until mid December at the earliest. Just my reading of it.