"Emergency life saving care after sub-arachnois..."

I want to thank the Paramedics/ambulance crew who responded to my neighbours call and stabilised my condition till I was at SGH A&E. I was unconscious and unaware but my sons and family have told me what they witnessed and how the staff were honest, direct about the severity o my condition while giving reassurance through their professionalism. The neurological team clipped the aneurysm, ward staff (NITC and ward E) were so kind and supportive. I am a nurse by training so watched with interest. Every member of the team was diligent, hard working and respectful. I read another review in which a comment of being "dopey" was cited as rude; from personal experience most of us patients during my stay were less than 100% alert for some part of our stay. Being described as dopey is for me a more humane way of describing neurological impairment than "cognitive deficit". I never once felt staff belittled my attempts to recover. I noted their working over their working hours to ensure excellent care. The medical staff I found approachable.

I feel staff in NHS have given me the greatest gift.I have more time with my loved ones. Their skill and dedication means I have few problems that will not improve with time. I am amazed that other people do not recognise the enormity of what is done each and every day in NHS. When sick people can be difficult I know I was, staff are human too and there is an emotional cost to working with such high levels of stress and intellectual pressure. No sooner did a patient leave than another was admitted, constant pressure on the wards staff.

I saw kindness, humanity, skill and dedication. Those qualities were present in A&E and for the first attenders who I will never be able to thank enough for saving my life. Thank you all in neuro unit you are marvelous people.