i did not think he was involved either and am also extremely pleased for him

July 15th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Cheryl

It is a popular belief amongst nursing staff that people are ‘collected’.
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That was what a Nurse friend of mine said, she worked in an Old People’s Home and said that when this particular old dear died she waited with her until she “had been taken” , I thought she meant taken to the Morgue or something and she said no, she waited for someone to take her so it does happen

Don’t get me started on the Death penalty

I can’t see how taking someones life can ever be justified, doesn’t it make the state as bad as the criminals??

I can see, however, that victims families may want the death penalty, and in some of their circumstances I may think the same, but I hope it is never bought back over here.

I found myself up at 3am one morning watching the news waiting for Saddam Hussein to be killed, and still couldn’t reconcile myself with this type of justice. There is something so hoirribly macarbe about it imo.

July 15th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Cheryl
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I know they are waiting for ‘whoever to show up’ … you know what I always found interesting, there was a site called courttv.com, which no longer exists, CNN more or less took over (but not as good, IMO). Anyhow, they had this one section which printed the final remarks by convicts right before being executed, i.e. apologizing to the family for one(s) who life they took, even some with funny remarks but the most telling were those who would say for instance one said ‘Momma, I’m coming now ,’ others too, Nosey, whose final words were calling out for those in their family who had died. Some refused the chance to say final words. One that really got to me was one man said along the lines ‘I didn’t commit the crime you are killing me for but I forgive you for taking my life.’

It is a popular belief amongst nursing staff that people are ‘collected’.

Consious patients who are close to the end often look up and to their left or right, constantly as if they are trying to catch something out of the corner of their eye.

Some of them smile, some talk or mumble, but I have yet to see one who’s afraid.

July 15th, 2008 at 9:25 am
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Just confirmed what I believe to be true, heard and saw, Ann. When my Mum was dying of cancer 10 years ago that last week she would tell me “I need to go soon, Cheryl, your Dad is waiting for me” (he had died exactly 1 year before) and kept telling me that the ’shadow’ outside the window at home (and there was an unusual one all that week) was him waiting. I sat beside her all week and we’d talk and all of a sudden she called out “John” and she was gone. My Aunt 25 years before also died of cancer and kept at home, as she requested also, and at the very end with all of us with her she reached out her arms and said “Daddy, here I am.”

I was reading some literature about signs to look for when one is near the end and one of them was that the person dying will start talking in their sleep to those who are dead. It is true they do! And I honestly believe those that loved you do come back and wait for you and help you pass over.

However, Sky News is reporting that Robert Murat has settled a claim for damages for libel against newspapers £250 - £500,000 is the claimed payout.

NHS employees face the same issues as any other patients, the decision whether to fund their treatment comes from their PCT, so there is no inherent bias towards them. However they do have more knowledge of the health care system and may know what ‘cards to play’.

For example when I was recently refered to a consultant, I was offered a choice of four places (all run by the same hospital team), this was not acceptable and I went back and asked for the hospital which suited me. I got it - and it should have been offered in the first place, but my particular PCT, gets treatment cheaper at the one they’d offered me in the first place, so its in their interests to make it difficult for patients to go elsewhere.

Fortunately Yampster interrupted my bio …

Bye everyone. x

July 15th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
Julie

I don’t believe they checked as often as they said. It would make dinner so unenjoyable that there would be no point in going out - also - how could they miss the kidnapper???
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What kidnapper?

The spin did not only just start when Clarence arrived.

I think it commenced from when Dr K did her alleged “check”.

And that was part and parcel of the misinformation.