Have epileptic aura so have to stay close to the ground/near soft furnishings. Love my life.
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Extremely kind doctor who glued my head eounds back together told me “the second you feel odd, just hit the floor. Don’t risk it.”
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*wounds, even. First time I’ve had glue not stitches. Apparently it will just drop off. And it does look like my eyebrow’s covered in superglue.
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Can also tell when I’m about to have a seizure because my cat, who refuses to sit on laps, suddenly lies on me, staring intently.
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This week epilepsy’s cost me over £300 in new glasses (smashed them to bits along with my face), cabs to/from hospital because the ambulance was a two hour wait, and missed TV/radio appearances, I hate it.
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Another odd thing: when I’ve had trips in ambulances, the crew have remarked on how kind I am. Two weeks ago two crew members came to find me at the end of their shift to thank me for cheering them up by joking on gas and air.
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It’s an immensely stressful job, and understandably a lot of patients are very stressed, angry, scared, or mentally ill. You can only really joke when you’re chronically ill and know you’ll probably be fine with some treatment.
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Spending a lot of time in A&E you see just how many people need social rather than medical care. The police are always escorting patients with mental health problems, and you see the ongoing effects of austerity, but it’s hidden from most of the public.
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Replying to @DawnHFoster
Unfortunately the support net where they would have been caught before they got to crisis point has been stripped with all the cuts. It was only a few weeks ago my council closed one of our busiest day centres for the elderly
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That’s awful. Whenever I’m in, there are lots of desperately sad people with substance abuse problems. They’re checked and then discharged onto the streets until next time. It’s desperately sad.
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