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St Mary's Hospital 2020-03-12 Person 4 5 0

After surviving A&E which my GP told me to go to I was spent one night in MAU where they checked me over and observed me for 24 hours . A bed became free on Colwell Ward and I arrived there in the middle of the night. SiSi a Chinese bank nurse accompanied me for my first chest X-ray and we had a wonderful talk about our different cultures and worlds. The Coronavirus was quite new to UK then but she lots to say about the Chinese dealing with. Then it was back to the ward and getting some treatment for the pneumonia. IV antibiotic and IV paracetamol were given every four hours by the most professional, caring, kind nurses mostly Filipino. The day staff were wonderful too but very stretched and understaffed. Night staff not so caring apart from Suzi who is an absolute gem. As I got stronger I got more involved with the patients and helped with feeding, holding their hands but was shocked at how many were ‘end of life’ and just disappeared down a corridor without family or friends to comfort them. What’s happened to our caring society? I hope this helps and if I’ve missed anyone out I apologise but Dr. Feather’s team are doing all they can with the resources they have to save lives on the Island. Oh and the hospital need some working monitors to stop the nurses pinching each other’s from other wards. So any millionaires out there you know what to get St.Marys for Easter. Thankyou to all staff. There’s a card in the post. Alison Thurston / February 14 - 24 2020 Colwell Ward.