"My mum"

My mum is waiting for an operation that will mean she does not have severe pain and urinary track retention/infections. Last night she had severe pain again and has been given strong painkillers which are a blessing at the moment, but these painkillers also cause huge problems if mum takes them for any length of time. 

My conversation with my mum the other night went like this.... (from mum) "Afraid another painful evening, A took me to St John,s where a lovely doctor gave an injection which has given fast relief, anti biotics, stronger pain killers, and have to phone DR in morning. But I am relieved, and fine, confident I will be alright now. It is becoming persistent, hope I get sorted soon, haven,t got time for all this!Thought you had better know, won,t mention it again, love Mum"

Then my reply was:- Morning Mum 

So sorry you are having this problem again. It's not right. I think we should be raising this with NHS....let them know that you are an active person with lots of commitments, and although you are not being paid for work...you actually work every day. If you were not around for people who need support....nhs would know all about it. 

Let's do a letter 

Lots of love 

R

Please let us know where to write if this is not the best platform. My mum is 83 years old. While looking after my Dad until the end of his life with dementia, my mum now continues to looks after so many people in the neighbourhood. I am keen to have an opinion on the following :- If Mum was younger and at an earlier stage in her service ( paid work as a nurse ) ...would she be treated differently? Perhaps Mum has not raised the fact that she continues to provide just as valuable nursing and social support to people as she did when she was in paid employment.