11-29-2004, 09:01 AM
Well this could have gone in several sections, but it's a pretty damning inditement on society, and affecting one of our own. Those of you who remember Debs/Davixen can post your well wishes here, and I'll pass them on, or you can e-mail them direct; I'm sure her partner Mike wouldn't object to some moral support! Here are som eextracts:
"Our GP feels that there are definitely three prolapsed discs and she feels that there is probably a fourth. Our GP telephoned the Consultant at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital that Debbie has been under since 1985 with her spine to ask for his advice until they see Debbie on 22nd December.
He prescribed pain relief for the interim and it has gotten the pain under control but leaves Debs very sleepy and a bit spaced out; she hates feeling like it but would rather be like that than in the severe pain she was in. I will try to remember to keep you posted, it's been hectic here as we have the date for the Child Protection Review Conference now, it's on December 8th. We also have a preliminary meeting for this on Monday and I'm not as organised as Debs keeping up with that and everything else she does. I'm beginning to realise just how much she cares about fighting for families especially as there are families being taken to Child Protection daily now in the UK and it's been made worse by the new Children's Bill that just passed through parliament." and,
"She had a pretty rough day today, it's making me bloody furious that we only have an upstairs toilet and the people to ask for help in situations like ours are Social Services but we all know what they're like I think? She also can't get out of her chair and pulling her from a sitting position is one of the most painful things she has to contend with right now; we asked for a riser/recliner chair as she can't get upstairs to bed and even if she could the mattress isn't Debbie friendly at the moment.
She is most comfy on the sofa with pillows under her head and legs to elevate her legs so that the weight doesn't put pressure on her spine and hip. A riser/recliner chair would solve a lot of her discomfort as it lifts a person to a standing position and reclines like an orthopaedic bed does; we can't afford the £700 to buy one and they are making it as difficult as possible for us to get help for Debs. It is really pissing me off to see her cry trying to get upstairs and trying to get comfortable so that there is no pressure on her spine and hip. She's been a real trooper about it and doesn't really make a fuss, just very quietly cries to herself which makes it even worse, perhaps if she got angry and showed how much distress she's in I wouldn't feel as helpless as I do watching her suffering quietly. She also keeps saying sorry for needing help, she feels as though she's being a nuisance and no matter how many times we tell her she isn't it still upsets her when she has to ask for help, stubborn woman!"
"Our GP feels that there are definitely three prolapsed discs and she feels that there is probably a fourth. Our GP telephoned the Consultant at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital that Debbie has been under since 1985 with her spine to ask for his advice until they see Debbie on 22nd December.
He prescribed pain relief for the interim and it has gotten the pain under control but leaves Debs very sleepy and a bit spaced out; she hates feeling like it but would rather be like that than in the severe pain she was in. I will try to remember to keep you posted, it's been hectic here as we have the date for the Child Protection Review Conference now, it's on December 8th. We also have a preliminary meeting for this on Monday and I'm not as organised as Debs keeping up with that and everything else she does. I'm beginning to realise just how much she cares about fighting for families especially as there are families being taken to Child Protection daily now in the UK and it's been made worse by the new Children's Bill that just passed through parliament." and,
"She had a pretty rough day today, it's making me bloody furious that we only have an upstairs toilet and the people to ask for help in situations like ours are Social Services but we all know what they're like I think? She also can't get out of her chair and pulling her from a sitting position is one of the most painful things she has to contend with right now; we asked for a riser/recliner chair as she can't get upstairs to bed and even if she could the mattress isn't Debbie friendly at the moment.
She is most comfy on the sofa with pillows under her head and legs to elevate her legs so that the weight doesn't put pressure on her spine and hip. A riser/recliner chair would solve a lot of her discomfort as it lifts a person to a standing position and reclines like an orthopaedic bed does; we can't afford the £700 to buy one and they are making it as difficult as possible for us to get help for Debs. It is really pissing me off to see her cry trying to get upstairs and trying to get comfortable so that there is no pressure on her spine and hip. She's been a real trooper about it and doesn't really make a fuss, just very quietly cries to herself which makes it even worse, perhaps if she got angry and showed how much distress she's in I wouldn't feel as helpless as I do watching her suffering quietly. She also keeps saying sorry for needing help, she feels as though she's being a nuisance and no matter how many times we tell her she isn't it still upsets her when she has to ask for help, stubborn woman!"