01-07-2013, 02:05 PM
Seeb,
I agree they have many issues to deal with, but improving the food through community pressure might be doable, while the other changes may be impossible. Women can't even get the kind of decent birth experience that has been standard practice on the mainland for 2 generations, even with enough demand that women drove to Waimea to have their babies there. It may seem trivial, but good food is really important for patients who are in for extended stays, they are sick and usually in pain, they are trapped in an unpleasant institutional environment and are frequently isolated from their loved ones, so decent meals can be a highlight of the patients' day. In addition, it is very important to eat while sick to keep strength up.
Carol
I agree they have many issues to deal with, but improving the food through community pressure might be doable, while the other changes may be impossible. Women can't even get the kind of decent birth experience that has been standard practice on the mainland for 2 generations, even with enough demand that women drove to Waimea to have their babies there. It may seem trivial, but good food is really important for patients who are in for extended stays, they are sick and usually in pain, they are trapped in an unpleasant institutional environment and are frequently isolated from their loved ones, so decent meals can be a highlight of the patients' day. In addition, it is very important to eat while sick to keep strength up.
Carol
Carol
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Every time you feel yourself getting pulled into other people's nonsense, repeat these words: Not my circus, not my monkeys.
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