Tales From The Crypt - Tuesday 23rd August 2022
Started the day with a chat with Q who's driving to Wellington Point as we speak. This convo resumes as I head out for my walk. Some people can't half talk! Breakfast then getting down to work, my day starting with a full-on technical meeting at 9. The community matron visits, as planned, and we discuss medication, E's care plan and then he gets on with changing her catheter and replacing the water in the PEG balloon. One of the key questions we both have will be referred by the CM to the Sue Ryder palliative care in the community nursing team. A big decision that I cannot and should not own. Before lunch, a good friend visits E and me for a catch-up. It was brief but good to talk. There's much more to talk about next time. Making lunch next followed by the final catch-up with Q of her day (but not mine, hopefully). Tomorrow Q flies from Brisbane to Sydney whilst I am snoring away. (If you snore when no one is there, have you really snored?) Once she gets to...