Thursday, 28 February 2013

Don't Worry Be Happy! (she said hopefully)

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As you can see the tube weaning is still going well - he's down from a previous night feed of 800ml to a mere 500ml and is beginning ...
Friday, 25 January 2013

The Sweet, Sweet Taste of Persistence

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After nine long years of being fed by a naso-gastric tube, (a world-record in paediatric medicine I'd bet) this week we start the long p...
Friday, 14 December 2012

The Value Of Care

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I read an article  by a carer recently that really struck a chord, the thread to her argument was that while she feels valued and satisfied ...
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Wednesday, 21 November 2012

Support for Praveen.

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The exhaustion that followed this last conflict-laden year has left me numb. I don't know what to say anymore. This morning I realised...
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Tuesday, 14 August 2012

Big Victories and Small Mercies

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After an agonizing wait, and many a confused phone call, I am happy to report a big bright shining light at the end of our dodgy u-bend tunn...
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Sunday, 27 May 2012

Faith, Hope and Rory - Plumbing Part Deux

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I thought I was pretty shock-proof at this stage. I thought the Irish health system had thrown all its dirty tricks at me: like when they se...
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Sunday, 22 April 2012

Plumbing Pitfalls Can Include Politics and Pit bulls!

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Once again I find myself stuck in that no-man's land that stretches between the best interest of my child and the trenches of the HSE tr...
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