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My Mum is home now. (11/9/2024)

Sharon Elton @sharonelton (30756) • Lichfield, England 11 Sep 24

My Mum is home now. Yesterday Syd said Mum was coming home today and he was going to fetch her at 10:00am. He went off at 9:57am to fetch her, and he came back with her at around 11:00am. Well, they stayed in the car for a few...

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Today's trip to see Mum in hospital again. (6/9/2024)

Sharon Elton @sharonelton (30756) • Lichfield, England 6 Sep 24

I went to see my Mum in hospital again today. There was a new lady in the bed next to my Mum today. She must have come in yesterday after we'd left. Her name is Barbara too, so now they've got two Barbaras! This lady was in a bad...

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Old Cowboy at the Cancer Clinic

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29410) • Eugene, Oregon 29 Jan 23

Well, he looked like an old cowboy with the Stetson hat, snap front shirt and that look I remember well from summers in small town west Texas as a kid. He was there with his wife (of many years, I'm sure). She was the patient, he...

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A Big Headache.

Kandase @Kandae11 (57231) 17 Jul 22

In the United States since the overturn of Roe versus Wade, the abortion issue is causing a big headache for doctors and patients alike. Doctors are at a loss as to when life saving care for a patient should begin. Should they...

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How was your day?

Belex Hanns Abel @Belexhanns (3431) • Kampala, Uganda 1 Dec 21

Its late evening here, and I have just had fried Irish for dinner. I'm quite tired and need to rest soon. The weather was cloudy in the morning but thanks to God; it didn't rain. Later it was sunny and now its windy and...

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What a busy day at work!

Belex Hanns Abel @Belexhanns (3431) • Kampala, Uganda 30 Nov 21

I had a busy day at work today. I have never worked before like the way I worked today, I'm totally worn out. We were on three personnels at the hospital as the others are on strike and the patients were huge. I was moving from...

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Online work

Belex Hanns Abel @Belexhanns (3431) • Kampala, Uganda 20 Jul 21

Good evening mylot, Its late evening here and the day has been quite busy. I have done some online work today. I did blogging and wrote an article. I answered some surveys and reviewing some apps. I did mylot too, so I have done...

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The second wave of covid is too deadly here

Belex Hanns Abel @Belexhanns (3431) • Kampala, Uganda 21 Jun 21

Hello , I'm quite busy nowadays as I don't have time to do online work this days. The number of covid patients we are attending too are rapidly increasing in number. The people are dying severely here. I hadn't seen a ward...

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Just a bored weekend

Belex Hanns Abel @Belexhanns (3431) • Kampala, Uganda 13 Jun 21

Good evening, Its early evening here and the day has been warm and later hot. The weekend has been too bored because they put total lockdown last week and no movement allowed. I have been inside since morning, just doing online...

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Some DOCTORS are Aiming For Profits

Shavkat @Shavkat (141905) • Philippines 2 Aug 20

When I was still working in the hospital and practicing my profession, I had seen some doctors keep on asking their patients to undergo procedures, which some of them are not necessary. I felt bad for some patients who are not...

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Vanderbilt Decided to See Patients in Office

CarolDM @CarolDM (203396) • Nashville, Tennessee 26 May 20

Got an email over the weekend from Vanderbilt. My primary doctor changed from telemed visits to in office appointments starting this week. Just a routine checkup. I guess that works for me. Not too far to drive. Got my mask....

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West Palm Beach firefighters pay a visit to children at a hospital

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122162) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 10 May 20

The young children who are oncology patients at St. Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach Florida were greeted by some firefighters who stopped by on Saturday to cheer them up. The children who being treated for illnesses...

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From Red to Amber!!!

Kevin @kevin1877uk (36987) 29 Apr 20

I'm sure that most of you know I work in the local hospital here in Plymouth and for the past 6 weeks, my ward been Covid-19 Red Zone. During the time it's been red zone, it's been hard, hard-working all the PPE and hard seeing...

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Miracle Maker

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27555) • Philippines 30 Dec 19

Lunch chats are rare but the end of the year moratorium has made it possible for my daughter and I to exchange a few updates. There is apprehension, when the seniors have to make the final tata, the junior residents are not as...

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"Do YOU practice SYMPATHY or EMPATHY in YOUR Life?"

Shavkat @Shavkat (141905) • Philippines 23 Feb 19

When I was still working in the hospital as a Licensed Physical Therapist, I practiced being an empathic person. It was being taught during my university days that people who are in the medical field should not show sympathy to...

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where’sDOCTOR?

ingrid @ridingbet (66854) • Philippines 16 May 18

Before I had my bath at 2PM, I had a hunch that my cardiologist is not in his clinic, so I asked my sister about the landline number of the clinic in the super mall, and the doctor’s secretary as well. I sent a text message to...

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*"how'sLIFE?"_

ingrid @ridingbet (66854) • Philippines 24 Apr 18

Good Wednesday morning to us from this side of the world. We have just arrived home from the hospital for my sister's 6th rehabilitation treatment. I would only sit down and play with my mobile phones while my sister does her...

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Eight

ingrid @ridingbet (66854) • Philippines 1 Apr 18

Good Monday morning to all! As what I posted yesterday, we will resume our duty today. This morning, I received 2 missed calls and a text message from our clinical coordinator informing me that I will have additional 3 students...

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Had fun today.

Bhem @JustBhem (70555) • Davao, Philippines 17 Dec 17

So I was out the whole morning or I should say the whole day because I attended our Christmas Party at the center. We had fun, most of the patients are happy and well participated in the event. All of us received gifts and prizes....

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Blackbird

ingrid @ridingbet (66854) • Philippines 10 Nov 17

For several nights and early mornings now, we have been hearing this strange sound of a bird; the sound is like what we hear in the hospital, when a patient is dying. (When I worked in the secondary hospital, the significant...

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