AußerklinischeIntensivpflege

"The new one" who was left by me before she even really started working here. Which is not to say I didn't give her the chance.

I say bluntly what I think, sometimes through the nose, but always honestly. If you don't want to hear the answer, don't ask me.

How many hours do you think I work in a tightly scheduled 12-hour shift?

I always find it fascinating how nurses make statements about my state of health over my head.

What a mess. Oh, pardon me, what do I know about modern staff management and image building. I'm not an expert. I have nothing more to say about it.

Page views: 510 aka ventilator weaning for ALS My personal highlight of the otherwise less amusing second half of the week, i.e. last week: a letter from the medical service to my care service. There are new forms again and the old ones no longer work. This is the second time since my illness began. But you can really make life difficult for yourself. That...

Page views: 838 Part 3 of 3 Shitting has to be learnt. New day, new luck. Have you digested yesterday's post yet? Well, I'm only moderately so. To be honest, my enthusiasm for writing about my ridiculous Pippifax problems has not yet returned. But this should be the shortest part by far. If you missed the first two, you can find them here...

Pageviews: 781 Part 2 of 3 Problems that mean the world. Can. But definitely do when they do. We were in trouble. And I'm starting an extra post for that? Actually, yes. Over the last few weeks, months and years, I have repeatedly experienced the lack of understanding about my ALS disease. Especially when it comes to medical...

Pageviews: 801 (Part 1 of 3 Nothing in our lives can be taken for granted. Not even the ability to take a shit. Nice shit. Rarely is this expression more apt than in this context. Because today I want to dish up some shit for you. To be precise, I want to tell you about this very thing. I've neglected writing for the last two days for some reason. Instead...

Page views: 847 Supposedly a boring topic. But, as so often in life, it depends on your point of view. Is a manicure billed differently to a pedicure? Obviously yes. I haven't found anything about the reasons for this yet. Is a manicure for a tetra (patient with four paralysed limbs) to be assessed differently from a pedicure in terms of handling? Nope, I can...