My news and views
ByHello again to my circle of readers. My, but did the local college football season just get much longer? It’s a good thing basketball season is just around the corner. We need something to cheer. Big Blue Madness is just a day away. Well, the NFL continues to surprise. This is definitely the year of the QB. 400-yard passing games are becoming commonplace. Thankfully, my fantasy football losing streak is over. I did have to sweat it out, though. The Bengals are now on the high side of .500 at 3-2. They are a young exciting team to watch with a solid defense and a developing QB Dalton and young eager receivers. They have a chance to have a respectable season due to a weaker schedule because of last year’s debacle.
As most of you know by now, my mother is in the hospital. It has been touch and go and I thank all of you for your prayers and consideration. This was my first experience with ICU in a while. It seems the staff are more impersonal than ever. Policy is all that is drilled into their heads. You call for a nurse on what appears to be an answering service. If your nurse if off the floor, heaven help you. One look at the nurses station can reveal anywhere from 7-10 people sitting at computer stations without moving a muscle to help. I think they spend more time entering records than they do in patient care. Out on the main patient floors, however, you find a different story. They seem more like old time nurses who genuinely want to help and listen. For many, listening seems to be a lost art.
Until next week, Doc.
