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Messymascot's faith in humanity and ginger safe haven

Morning all. @messymascot how are you today. It was so lovely to hear from you yesterday. I am truly in awe of your courage. You have touched so many hearts with your presence on here.

@jazzy , your poor Dad. What an awful experience for him. Sadly another sign of chronic underfunding and nowhere for people like your Dad's assailant to go other than in a general ward. There was somebody similar on my Dad's ward when he was in recently. Youngish bloke, drug and alcohol issues. Had to have a nurse beside his bed 24/7 to prevent him getting out of the ward or attacking the other patients. Enjoy your meal tonight.

I'm going to Liverpool tomorrow. The postponed Storm Arwen trip! Will be nice to see everybody.
 
anjelikaferrett said:
Morning all. @messymascot how are you today. It was so lovely to hear from you yesterday. I am truly in awe of your courage. You have touched so many hearts with your presence on here.

@jazzy , your poor Dad. What an awful experience for him. Sadly another sign of chronic underfunding and nowhere for people like your Dad's assailant to go other than in a general ward. There was somebody similar on my Dad's ward when he was in recently. Youngish bloke, drug and alcohol issues. Had to have a nurse beside his bed 24/7 to prevent him getting out of the ward or attacking the other patients. Enjoy your meal tonight.

I'm going to Liverpool tomorrow. The postponed Storm Arwen trip! Will be nice to see everybody.
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Hi Anj - I wasn't my dad , sadly he passed away in 2000 - but I think it was Larbert's dad.
 
Morning Messy. Hope the new meds are kicking in and you're a bit more with it. Great to hear from you yesterday and I hope you take comfort from the fact everybody on here is a 1000% behind you and rooting for you.

Hello everybody else. Sorry not been about last few days. Been feeling a bit sorry for myself but Messy's post yesterday soon sorted that out giving me the kick up the backside that was needed.

Just about to pop out to the local shop and pick up a Cornish Pasty for lunch. Hopefully I can avoid the showers.
 

larbert toffee said:
Good morning Messy, Fred and the gang, Karl, thanks again for your message yesterday, more of the same today if you can, Jazzy you and Mrs J enjoy your Nepalese meal, I love Momo's, you can tell us all about it and make my mouth water later.

I had a rude awakening there at 0755, my Dad had phoned from his hospital bed to tell me he'd just been attacked in his bed by a mentally ill patient who'd attacked a nurse the previous night, he's okay but shocked and lost his concept of time, though the good news is he should get out today, my Dad's 86 and claims the guy is the same age, it's a shame but he really should be in a room of his own if he is violent.
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That’s awful mate, hopefully he’s OK and gets out as planned.
 
Morning Messy, Fred and the gang.

@anjelikaferrett Contrary to what you and most other people feel about it getting dark early at this time of year, my16 year old daughter likes it. For her, I think it it's all part of feeling Christmassy, wrapping up warm at home with a cup of hot chocolate. It's her last day of mocks today, so she'll be on a Christmas high when she gets home later.

My 19 year old son is home from Uni next Tuesday. Last Christmas he worked at Morrison's and his mum told him that Tesco were looking for staff, but he said he didn't fancy listening to the Feliz Navidad song 17 times a day again. My only hangover this year was when he last visited. Looks like number two could well be on the way.

@messymascot It was brilliant to hear from you yesterday. I know it isn't easy for you to type, so we all really appreciate you making the effort. Hope you're having a comfortable, pain free day and getting used to the change in your meds. You've made a lot of friends on here mate and I'm sure you're also getting lots of friends visiting you, keeping your spirits up. Keep fighting, trooper. You're my hero.

@Barnfred 55 Was just about to ask how you're doing, as you've been a bit quiet on here lately, so just edited this bit. Good to hear from you mate.
 
Bluetintedspecs said:
Morning Messy, Fred and the gang.

@anjelikaferrett Contrary to what you and most other people feel about it getting dark early at this time of year, my16 year old daughter likes it. For her, I think it it's all part of feeling Christmassy, wrapping up warm at home with a cup of hot chocolate. It's her last day of mocks today, so she'll be on a Christmas high when she gets home later.

My 19 year old son is home from Uni next Tuesday. Last Christmas he worked at Morrison's and his mum told him that Tesco were looking for staff, but he said he didn't fancy listening to the Feliz Navidad song 17 times a day again. My only hangover this year was when he last visited. Looks like number two could well be on the way.

@messymascot It was brilliant to hear from you yesterday. I know it isn't easy for you to type, so we all really appreciate you making the effort. Hope you're having a comfortable, pain free day and getting used to the change in your meds. You've made a lot of friends on here mate and I'm sure you're also getting lots of friends visiting you, keeping your spirits up. Keep fighting, trooper. You're my hero.

@Barnfred 55 Was just about to ask how you're doing, as you've been a bit quiet on here lately, so just edited this bit. Good to hear from you mate.
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I can completely understand your daughter's feelings. Im sure it's only as an adult I have felt like this about dark nights and dark mornings. She sounds fully on board with Christmas! I think it's so lovely. Hope her mocks have gone well. Enjoy the time with your son - even with the hangover.
 
Barnfred 55 said:
Morning Messy. Hope the new meds are kicking in and you're a bit more with it. Great to hear from you yesterday and I hope you take comfort from the fact everybody on here is a 1000% behind you and rooting for you.

Hello everybody else. Sorry not been about last few days. Been feeling a bit sorry for myself but Messy's post yesterday soon sorted that out giving me the kick up the backside that was needed.

Just about to pop out to the local shop and pick up a Cornish Pasty for lunch. Hopefully I can avoid the showers.
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Aww Fred. You have every right and good reason to feel sorry for yourself. You've been through such a lot and have had such a huge loss. Don't beat yourself up for having those days. Enjoy your pasty. I have lunch envy. We food shop on Fridays so I'm looking at a mouldy tomato, a curled up spring onion and a piece of bacon of questionable age in my fridge!
 
Barnfred 55 said:
Morning Messy. Hope the new meds are kicking in and you're a bit more with it. Great to hear from you yesterday and I hope you take comfort from the fact everybody on here is a 1000% behind you and rooting for you.

Hello everybody else. Sorry not been about last few days. Been feeling a bit sorry for myself but Messy's post yesterday soon sorted that out giving me the kick up the backside that was needed.

Just about to pop out to the local shop and pick up a Cornish Pasty for lunch. Hopefully I can avoid the showers.
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Appreciate it's tough Fred , but like Messy we are all here for you mate.

Should be a decent enough game on Sunday. Palace are very open under Viera , decent going forwards but ship a few goals- hopeful of a point at least.
 

Barnfred 55 said:
Morning Messy. Hope the new meds are kicking in and you're a bit more with it. Great to hear from you yesterday and I hope you take comfort from the fact everybody on here is a 1000% behind you and rooting for you.

Hello everybody else. Sorry not been about last few days. Been feeling a bit sorry for myself but Messy's post yesterday soon sorted that out giving me the kick up the backside that was needed.

Just about to pop out to the local shop and pick up a Cornish Pasty for lunch. Hopefully I can avoid the showers.
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Fred, forgot to mention in my earlier post. No need to apologise mate. You're fully entitled to feel a bit sorry for yourself under the circumstances, especially at this time of year.

Feel free to do whatever feels right to you on here, whether that's keeping a low profile or having a vent about how you feel. You're among friends here and friends are good listeners.
 
Late again and sorry .
It was so nice to start with seeing @messymascot has posted again .All my problems pale when I think of this young man's situation ,sadness is nowhere near strong enough to describe our feelings on this thread .I am sure I have said before that this thread is a refuge and a place of hope in mankind for me and I suspect many others .
We all know the severity of Karl's sickness and want to give all the support we can but it is also the other people on here who have trusted us with their stories that make this a thread that must be kept running for as long as the site .
It really warms my heart to see the posts and thank those who share it with us all from the bottom of my heart .
 
blue1948 said:
Late again and sorry .
It was so nice to start with seeing @messymascot has posted again .All my problems pale when I think of this young man's situation ,sadness is nowhere near strong enough to describe our feelings on this thread .I am sure I have said before that this thread is a refuge and a place of hope in mankind for me and I suspect many others .
We all know the severity of Karl's sickness and want to give all the support we can but it is also the other people on here who have trusted us with their stories that make this a thread that must be kept running for as long as the site .
It really warms my heart to see the posts and thank those who share it with us all from the bottom of my heart .
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Hear , hear
 
larbert toffee said:
Good morning Messy, Fred and the gang, Karl, thanks again for your message yesterday, more of the same today if you can, Jazzy you and Mrs J enjoy your Nepalese meal, I love Momo's, you can tell us all about it and make my mouth water later.

I had a rude awakening there at 0755, my Dad had phoned from his hospital bed to tell me he'd just been attacked in his bed by a mentally ill patient who'd attacked a nurse the previous night, he's okay but shocked and lost his concept of time, though the good news is he should get out today, my Dad's 86 and claims the guy is the same age, it's a shame but he really should be in a room of his own if he is violent.
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Hope your Dad is ok today Larbert, that is a horrific thing to have happen anyone.

Maybe 6 years ago i spent two days on a trolley in A&E awaiting surgery to take my appendix out, at the time there was chronic over crowding in the Irish hospital system and there were trollies in every corridor with people everywhere, i was one of them. I saw the most heart breaking situation i ever saw though, an old man came in from an old peoples home and took a shine to a girl in i guess her twenties who was on a trolley in the corridor as well. I have no idea what was wrong with her but she rarely moved and just lay curled up in a ball. Anyway this old man went over and started gently stroking her hair and saying "you know we always loved you so why did you have to have to leave to us" He did it with such love and affection it was incredible to watch but at the same time harrowing. Here you have an old man who isnt fully engaged believing he has found his i presume dead daughter and a girl who is too sick to deal with it. Hospital answer was to get a security guard to sit with him and everytime he got up to force him to sit down again, beyond cruel in my opinion as he was getting upset, the girl was upset but too sick to do anything herself and everyone watching it going on for hours were pleading with staff to sort it out. Eventually the man was moved away somewhere but what became of his world and his belief that his daughter was somewhere in the hospital?

The security guard "answer" horrifies me and makes me presume that our elderly arent treated with the respect they deserve in the care system, your Dads unfortunate incident only reinforces that belief
 

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