What made you sad today?

[The Prototype]

[The Prototype]

[Dave The Man]

[David]

Really sad news, Dave. Condolences.

[stui magpie]

Sorry to hear it Proto.

I'm not sure if this made me sad, was a WTF or just a TMI.

I sat in on a clinical review meeting this morning where the detailed reviews of serious clinical incidents are discussed and reviewed. Talk about an eye opener.

I'm obviously not going to go into any details , the part I liked was the amount of detail gone into and the discussion with some very senior medical people that all revolved around what happened, why, what could be done to prevent this happening again.

The number of suicides in the community from people who had repeatedly accessed mental health services struck me. With the current legislation and charter of human rights, the capacity to involuntarily admit is pretty restricted. It's like a chapter out of catch 22.

If you're mentally unwell, the services are there to provide support if you want them.

In Joseph Hellers novel, Catch 22, one of the key underlying premises was that only someone who was insane would be happy to stay in a warzone. if you were insane, you would get a discharge and be sent home. However, if you asked to be sent home you were clearly sane and had to stay while if you were insane, you wouldn't ask. Catch 22

[Dave The Man]

My Mum is trying to Charties and do lot of work on them.

Then she gets Shitted on and Kicked Out.

Charities are a Waste of Time

[Jezza]

Sorry to hear that Dave.

I don't think a bad experience should deter your mum from continuing to be involved with charities if she wishes to do so. It's an admirable thing to do.

[think positive]

Rip skippy

Thankfully a decent judge locked this gutless piece of shit up

I don't get it, I just don't, what on earth do you get out of doing this to an animal? Prick

http://www.9news.com.au/national/2017/02/22/15/46/brutal-kangaroo-killers-get-hit-with-heavy-punishments-by-tough-wa-judge

[Dave The Man]

[Morrigu]

The young man killed and the young woman injured in the horrible crash yesterday were both colleagues

Vale Chris and hoping for a speedy recovery for Rebecca

Kudos to the health service for providing debriefing and support services for many distraught staff.

[think positive]

When I think about the relationships my married or partnered friends have, two stand out as truly equal, no games, not afraid to have a row in front of others but always a united front, our own pa Marmo and his missus for one, they have us all in hysterics! (The English in me means I stew!) The other is my brother in law and his wife, hubby's brother, who I consider my blood brother. They are a team, for over thirty years. And sadly, it's almost over....

He was diagnosed 14 months ago kidney cancer already in his liver, I'm surprised he lasted this long he looked so crook at times. And a month after he was diagnosed his wife was diagnosed with colon cancer, she's had radiation, chemo, 2 operations and so far she is all clear. Before Christmas they changed my BIL meds, he looked great and felt great. But his platelets kept dropping. He's been in and out of hospital all year. Good Friday he walked down stairs with us, tired but feeling ok, looking to get out come Tuesday and go on a cruise with his family. By Tuesday he was in bad shape, we visited in the evening, and cried most of the way home. Yesterday his wife said he had fallen in the morning, he had pneumonia and the cancer was back with a vengeance. We went to the doctors meeting last night, the doc says it's golden staph, if he can't beat it in 48 hours they can only make him comfortable. I will never forget the anguish on his wife's face, his children's... my husbands - best friends since they were kids. Today apparently he is brighter, but his kidneys are shutting down. I'm waiting for hubby to come home and we will take our girls in to say goodbye...

I know we are lucky to have had this time, and time to say goodbye, 59, too young, but so much more than so many get. Such a cruel awful disease. He's had a good life, a happy life, and he lived it well, lived every moment. He's one of those people who just light up the room, time for everyone, pure heart. I just hope the end comes swiftly, so he doesn't suffer any more. He calls everyone cobber, and cobber he is. And I love him so very much. I just can't imagine the world without him.

Take a good look at your loved ones, don't sweat the small stuff, She be right Cobber!


9pm, - we lost Ian at 1.30pm, his wife and children were with him, all his family and a tonne of friends got to say goodbye. I am going to miss him so much, just a really really fantastic guy. Cheers.

[partypie]

So sorry for your loss TP xxxxx

[think positive]

Cheers mate, Thankyou xxx

[David]

Condolences, Jo.

[HAL]

What you said was too complicated for me.