My nana has been in hospital for the last, huh, I think its like 2mths now, wow long time. Visit her a lot, so have gotten to know a few of the elderly ladies in the ward, so when I go up to the hospital I end up staying for 2-3hrs, seriously.
So last nite I went up to visit and Bert from the ward next door, who insists on wearing the same jumper everyday, walks into the ladies ward and hops into one of the beds. He started shouting “I’m stayin here”, I roared laughing, every time the nurse asked him to get out of the bed he shouted “fuck off, I’m stayin here” he wouldn’t move. Then Kathleen beside him, who had been shouting for her cat earlier, joined in with Bert, I swear, I was doubled over from laughing.
I actually really enjoy visiting them all, some really sad stories, I have adopted Kathleen & Nan as my Grans too, as none of their family visit. So, bringing them both up some woolly socks today. Kathleen walks around with the key of her house around her neck on a string, she told me all her family wants is her house and she’s keeping it safe. Nan’s family sold her house and they all moved abroad, she was a seamstress and sits for hrs, moving her fingers imagining she is sewing, she is 95. They are very well looked after by the nurses, they are so kind to them, we sometimes even have a sing-song at nite, Kathleen loves to sing.
What a lovely way to spend some time … so much to learn from our often sadly forgotten elders. Good for you for being such a good granddaughter to all of them !!!!!
Well done …….
Hi Stephanie
Thanks for your lovely comment, your right, lovely way to spend time, brought them up sweets today and socks. One of the ladies cried, poor thing.
Gillian
Lovely ‘One flew over the cuckoo’s nest’ description of life with the old folk in Dundalk which was were I grew up! Brings back happy memories of visting both my late mother and aunt in the town. Now however I’m fast approaching retirement age myself so less ‘distance’ between such experiences and that of my own future in a few years. Loved the blog, Thanks for sharing!