Bed Bugs

Little Luke Day holds one of the saddest records in history.

Just 36 hours after his birth, he was the youngest person to die after contracting the hospital superbug MRSA.

When I was in hospital in 2005, the man in the bed next to me - Terence was his name and an absolutely lovely man he was, he had also contracted MRSA. He was suffering from cancer and having treatment too and he had this superbag BUT he was in the bed next to me with an extremely violently runny tmmy and all night I could hear the outcome of this. OMG it was dire however being British I put up with it and in fact Terence and I became good buddies over the next week. Terence managed to bag himself a private room, unforetunately without it's own loo and he had to walk through the lady's ward to get to the bathroom. Before you think it he was no pervert, just a decent mature gentleman and we made each other laugh........He still had his bugs though. When I was in hospital, a TV show that had been recorded earlier at that exact hospital, was shown. It was not the same wards but it could had been. I felt ashamed to watch it but I did...and so did the nursing staff. They knew that poor nursing happened and they knew that poor cleanliness happened too. I for example wanted a shower but because it was a ward of older ladies, the shower was never used. They used to bring the old dears a bowl and that was it. The staff had to clear out the shower room and once they had done that, other ladies decided they also wanted showers too but some of them needed help and this put more pressure on staff. I was actually shunned by a couple of the staff because I was the one who started 'SHOWERGATE'.

I managed to pick up a UTI which would not shift and in fact I ALWAYS pick up a UTI!

Last time, I picked up some sort of virus which left me with a cough, sore throat and husky voice and it still hasn't gone? I wonder if a 'virus' is the reason for my lack of monthly! (lol)

Sadly little Luke did not stand a chance and I wonder if his parents knew what they were letting themselves in for? I have actually choosen PRIVATE SURGERY over the national health service locally because the hospital is so bad! My last two surgeries were further afield and alas I'm in need of a minor op locally again..........Bless little Luke and I wish lessons were learned but they never are?

The bugs are still running the National Health Service.