Thinking of Vicky

Vicky off the cf forums is really not doing well, if you can remember I said she was coming out of hospital quite awhile ago after spending Christmas in there. Well she went back in about 4 days later and has been in ever since, so she has basically been in hospital since November. She has lost loads of weight, I think she said she was about 36kg and she is now having total parental nutrition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_parenteral_nutrition). There is something wrong with her peg (a device put in your stomach so high calorie formulas can be put straight into your stomach) that she usually has her feeds in and they were going to try fix it but they cancelled her operation. She has had a blood transfusion because all the antibiotics have messed with her kidneys so now she is off the antibiotics and her infection levels are slowly rising, I think she said her crp was over 100 (bear in mind mine was 37 and classed as slightly elevated). To make matters worse, her port is virtually useless as the stupid surgeon put it in her armpit, yes her armpit!!!! So she is having all this done through longlines (lines put in a vein in your arm) which keep giving up on her because like most cfers her veins are all thin and useless from been used so much. She is unsurprisingly scared and losing her fighting spirit although still keeps sneaking on the nurses computer to come on the forum and even asks other people how they are doing. So please have her in your thoughts and prayers.

I watched that female prison programme last night and it made me so mad. Women moaning that prison makes them unhappy, well isn't that the idea...? It's not supposed to be a holiday! Objective achieved if you ask me! One woman was released and they gave her a tent as no hostels etc would accept her whilst she was on the housing waiting list due to her aggression and anger problems. The prison officer said that it was disgusting that in this day and age this is what they had to do, erm no I think its brilliant! Why should people put up with people like that? There is only so much help a person can be expected to receive, she is lucky she got a tent..! ;o) How is it fair that people in prison who have committed a crime get free tv, hair cuts etc and poor Vicky who has been in hospital since November has had to pay hundreds of pounds to patientline to watch tv? Plus I have heard the stupid thing constantly breaks down. I am so grateful that on our cf ward we get free TVs and Internet because when your in hospital what else is there to do?! Apparently patientline do a long-stay package, this covers 3 days.... need I say anymore...?