In case you missed my quick Twitter update yesterday (22/11/12) on Saturday (17/11/12) my grandmother suffered an ischemic stroke most likely brought on by raised blood pressure due to the physical stress untreated psychosis combined with it being her son's birthday. Unfortunately the staff at her care home either didn't notice this or didn't think it was worth bothering with. So by the time she was admitted to hospital on Tuesday (20/11/12) the front 25-30% of the left hemisphere of her brain had be destroyed. As a result she has no voluntary movement and only seems to be responsive to pain. As she cannot swallow she is being kept alive by a nutrient IV. Once that drip is removed she will be dead in three days. Sadly the hospital are choosing the prolong her suffering by delaying the removal of that IV in order for her death to take place during the COP18/CMP8 Summit for maximum dramatic effect.
On the plus side the local health authority have now agreed to to fully fund her care. As a result her house will now not have to be sold in order to pay for her care. This means the last faint flicker of victory the Brits could have claimed from the last six years has now been extinguished while the criminal changes will remain. I'm sorry if this sounds cold but you have to remember that it was at this time last year I watched my grandmother's death warrant being signed so I've had plenty of time to grieve since then. With luck it may also serve as a timely reminder to certain people of what it truly means to live in my world.
So in short I've won although it sure as hell doesn't feel like it at the moment.
14:50 on 23/11/12.
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