2013-Aug-17-2120Hrs
On Tuesday August 13'13, accompanied by Mrs. Cuffie's ever reliable care-giver and supporter--Babara Davis, we had a planned morning visit to Mrs. Cuffie, where she was a resident at the Anglican senior care 'All Saints Gordon Home', in New Town, P.O.S.
On arrival, we were shocked and alarmed to hear that, on just the previous Saturday (Aug.10), Mrs. Cuffie had to be rushed and transferred to the Port-of-Spain General Hospital, on Charlotte Street.
With this information on hand, we hurried over to the hospital and did find Mrs. Cuffie lying alone, among other patients, in a hot, humid and crowded general hospital ward. Though lying alone and unattended on her hospital bed, Mrs. Cuffie was alert and generally responsive when we individually identified ourselves.
It was both disturbing and devastating seeing her lying there helplessly and obviously uncomfortable with the heat and humidty within the entire ward.
Not wanting to leave her in that state, and seeing that several other patients had the cooling comfort of a floor fan, I asked a ward nurse if a fan could also b provided for Mrs. Cuffie. The answer was that none was available.
Immediately, Babara and I decided to locate a fan for Mrs. Cuffie.
This we did, by returning to her in-resident room at the All Saints senior care home to collect a fan which was in her room over there, and transport it back to her Port-of-Spain general hospital bed side, for Mrs. Cuffie's exclusive use. (This was not a maverick action, because I did seek and receive the consent and permission of the ward supervisor.
At the end of our visit and on departing the hospital, much to our surprise, we encountered Mrs. Cuffie's closest relative and care-give--- her brother, who himself had just returned from a trip to Canada, only to hear, for the first time of his sister's predicament and being warded at the hospital.
We left with a better feeling that someone who has her interest and wellbeing at heart was now everpresent and close by, to supervise her daily care.
Your prayers for Mrs. Cuffie's recovery are enlisted.
We left Mrs. Cuffie in ward 22, 2nd. floor of P.O.S General hospital. When she is discharged, she will be returning to the much more comfortable All Saints Gordon Home' at 98 Woodford Street, New Town P.O.S. For personal enquiries at the Gordon Home, you can ask for the home's matron: Magaret Baptiste, Tel.No. 628-4670
Esmond Francois. 65
On arrival, we were shocked and alarmed to hear that, on just the previous Saturday (Aug.10), Mrs. Cuffie had to be rushed and transferred to the Port-of-Spain General Hospital, on Charlotte Street.
With this information on hand, we hurried over to the hospital and did find Mrs. Cuffie lying alone, among other patients, in a hot, humid and crowded general hospital ward. Though lying alone and unattended on her hospital bed, Mrs. Cuffie was alert and generally responsive when we individually identified ourselves.
It was both disturbing and devastating seeing her lying there helplessly and obviously uncomfortable with the heat and humidty within the entire ward.
Not wanting to leave her in that state, and seeing that several other patients had the cooling comfort of a floor fan, I asked a ward nurse if a fan could also b provided for Mrs. Cuffie. The answer was that none was available.
Immediately, Babara and I decided to locate a fan for Mrs. Cuffie.
This we did, by returning to her in-resident room at the All Saints senior care home to collect a fan which was in her room over there, and transport it back to her Port-of-Spain general hospital bed side, for Mrs. Cuffie's exclusive use. (This was not a maverick action, because I did seek and receive the consent and permission of the ward supervisor.
At the end of our visit and on departing the hospital, much to our surprise, we encountered Mrs. Cuffie's closest relative and care-give--- her brother, who himself had just returned from a trip to Canada, only to hear, for the first time of his sister's predicament and being warded at the hospital.
We left with a better feeling that someone who has her interest and wellbeing at heart was now everpresent and close by, to supervise her daily care.
Your prayers for Mrs. Cuffie's recovery are enlisted.
We left Mrs. Cuffie in ward 22, 2nd. floor of P.O.S General hospital. When she is discharged, she will be returning to the much more comfortable All Saints Gordon Home' at 98 Woodford Street, New Town P.O.S. For personal enquiries at the Gordon Home, you can ask for the home's matron: Magaret Baptiste, Tel.No. 628-4670
Esmond Francois. 65
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