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Except for the area around my eyes, nose and parts of my cheeks and jaw, I have already lost control of my physical self.

After six days, the wound has still not healed. Despite daily dressing changes and Lavanid application, new purulent exudate comes every day.

Exciting topic. Because without a good night's sleep, I'm good for nothing. That's like the iron rule of not talking to me before my second coffee in the morning.

The time has come for me to feel the need to do some educational work on ALS. Not in the sense of hard facts.

It was less than a week ago that I had a mask put on at night with half of it missing. Tales follow about parts that must have fallen under the bed.

Now the whole discussion is starting all over again. Only this time it's not about the PEG, but about the cannula. Really? C'mon guys, give me a fucking break, please.

Pageviews: 582 Quiz question: What happens if an intensive care nurse feels unwell and tests positive in their home-care ventilator patient? Of course you know the answer. I wouldn't have asked the question and implicitly given an answer that sounds so inane that it can only be true. In other words, yes, I'm about to have the next experience of a different kind...

Page views: 824 A tragedy in six acts So I'm more or less good at moaning if I want to and make an effort. So on with the text. I assume you've already read the first part of this story. If not, you can find it here. The story cost me €7,000, so it's well worth a look. One more thing...

Page views: 881 Nothing but stress and anger And there it was, the PEG. Secretly, quietly and silently. Kaboom. To be honest, it was planned a little differently, my reporting. I hadn't intended to wait over three months to do it. But it wasn't planned that I would have a lot of problems during the first eight weeks with the...

Page views: 902 The change from nose-mouth mask to nose mask typically takes place: Here we go. As usual, I lie on my back with my head turned to the right. You have of course cleaned the nose mask and laid it out with the straps open and not twisted. You lift my head slightly and turn my head straight to the centre. As with the other change...