The Unneccesary Challenge

brassiclint · 10 May 2007 at 10:48PM

it is true that if you don't have some for a while the cravings go away.

OK, within this challenge, i set myself a challenge. not to eat ANY chocolate for a whole weekend (one step at a time ay). oh sod it, make it a week ... i've got a wedding to go to in 2 weeks and it'll be cheaper than buying a pair of trinny and susannah knickers!!!

he's only posted once in how many weeks and look what's he's doing to the ladies already!!!

the_optimist · 10 May 2007 at 10:53PM

brassiclint wrote: »

OK, within this challenge, i set myself a challenge. not to eat ANY chocolate for a whole weekend (one step at a time ay). oh sod it, make it a week ... i've got a wedding to go to in 2 weeks and it'll be cheaper than buying a pair of trinny and susannah knickers!!!

Good luck

PeachPickle · 10 May 2007 at 11:22PM

brassiclint wrote: »

(a friend had a big bag of those little dime bars so i HAD to have 4 of course!!!).

Excuse me? Little dime bars? You can get those? I must have some! Now! Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! :rotfl:

Kaz2904 · 11 May 2007 at 12:05AM

ZTD i need a hug.

I had some horrific news on Tuesday.
One of my friends on my ward was due to have her baby in August and due to staffing and finance and frankly a load of old !!!!!!!! kept being rostered to work alone. (not me I do ward rota not CCU). She should have worked worked Tues Wed Thurs alone and has been really worried. No-one will allow us to provide cover due to hospital budget.
Sunday she goes in for early shift feeling unwell. Nurse sends her to maternity ward= baby dead. Friend has to be stabilised before baby can be delivered and nearly dies.

No one on ward or ward manager (not her fault before we condemn) can come to terms with this.
We all believe it's the stress of knowing she was working alone. She's Indian so has no family close. None of us on ward can even discuss to see how she is without crying. I am going to go and see her tomorrow if she is available. DH is just going to have to come out of work. Not budgeted for but at this moment I dont care. This poor girl nearly died. If we can't cope with it on our unit and we're all crying all shift then how the hell is she ever going to deal with or come to terms with this.

I was crying to DH earlier and saying what the hell do I say? I really don't know what to say. I just want to go and pick her up and bring her home like I would if one of my kids was hurt but that just isn't going to do.

ShirleyPark_2 · 11 May 2007 at 6:45AM

Kaz - huge hugs, don't really know what to say, but am thinking of you all.

pippo · 11 May 2007 at 7:26AM

Kaz,:grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:
You do what ever you need to do.
I am also struggling as to what to say - but just go and give her a hug too.
The money side of things seems unimportant at times like these - just be agood friend.

Take care,

Pippo
x

brassiclint · 11 May 2007 at 8:27AM

i really don't think there is anything you can say at a time like this. just be there for her like her family would if they were around. she'll need plenty of support and you and the other girls on the ward will need to pull together for her. does she have a partner?

will be thinking of you and your friend ... these money problems really seem trivial at times like these.

Purpleroses · 11 May 2007 at 11:04AM

Kaz thats heartbreaking! like the others said i think just being there for her is all you can do really. x x

kiwi88_2 · 11 May 2007 at 5:32PM

Oh Kaz what a horrible thing to happen! I'm crying as I'm typing. Just be there for her, that's all any of you can do. Lots of hugs to everyone and we'll all be thinking of you and your friend.