So its like this,it will be a long weekend this week cos of Diwali, the docs have allowed home leave. this means i get to go home but have to report in at the hospital at specified times. They are not discharging me cos well, they fear for my safety on public transport and wad not.
My dad was not happy. He said if i can go home, why not discharge me now? Well, I understand the safety concerns. Meanwhile, my next bed neighbour was brought home by her daughter. She has only one leg and is not socially “functional” no matter how you look at it. But she is Hindu and it means a lot to her.
Boo Hoo…. no one wants me!
“I might as well stay in the hospital!.” I said angrily. See the docs and therapists are not convinced at all that my dad can really look after me. Also one of the therapists has a bad opinion of him. She said he had issues looking after me physically. He was uncomfortable following nursing procedures and what not. (for instance he had issues holding me up while walking by my waistband. I told him that all the nurses do it. He said it affected his image as a “decent man”! I am cursing…. so the therapists are getting me to move around as independent as possible. )
Well I’m stuck. If I can afford to stay here permanently, I don’t mind institutions.At least they are regulated by law. I have counselors. social workers and an accountant to calculate costs.(This is cos some patients can’t ever go home, have no money and are maybe insane so the state steps in to help. If you are legally insane, they will not leave you on the street.)
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