It's the little things that get me going. I received a letter from the Hospital in Southampton confirming my admission date and asking me to confirm this was okay. I was to ring the number shown at the top of the latter. Only there was no number shown. I did get to speak to the right person by telephoning the main switchboard. Evidently there is a small sticker that should be put at the top of the letter but somebody forgot to do so.
This point occurred to me after reading an excellent article in the Guardian written by a Journalist called Jenni Russell. Without going into detail she pointed out that all of us judge public services by what happens when we come into contact with them. We are not concerned about Government pronouncements that spending on say the NHS has increased ten fold. If someone has had a bad time in Hospital then the NHS is to that person rubbish.
Fortunately today we had plenty to occupy our minds. Whilst Ev went with Emily to meet a friend, I took Adam to the cinema to watch Ice Age 3. Not having watched the first two I didn't know what to expect. There were lots of roaring and threatening beasts so much so that I was surprised the film was given a U certificate. Anyway Adam enjoyed it.
Otherwise the newspapers are doing their bit to induce panic over swine flu. I know it's their job to sell copies and not to give the Government an easy ride but spreading alarm is not in my view a sensible thing to do. Mind you as someone who has had chemotherapy I don't know if I am in a high risk category or not. I might e mail the Upper GI Nurse.
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