5/5 Michelle B. 3 years ago on Google • 49 reviews
My
mum
had
a
massive
stroke
16
Dec
2006.
Her
heart
stopped
several
times
and
the
resus
team
managed
to
get
it
going
after
30
-40
mins.
Mum
was
in
intensive
care
for
weeks
and
weeks,
very
swollen
all
over
and
a
tracheotomy
helping
her
to
breath.
My
mum,
Linda
was
transferred
to
another
hospital
to
change
the
tracheostomy
which
they
couldn’t
do
at
her
own
hospital
in
Newham.
Mum
was
transferred
back
again
to
Newham.
But
after
several
weeks
we
could
tell
she
was
responding
to
our
voices
and
she
could
let
us
know
she
was
“in
there.”
One
day
on
a
visit
a
Locum
Dr
told
me
that
mum
had
stopped
breathing
for
10
mins
as
her
tracheotomy
had
got
blocked
in
the
night,
one
of
the
nurses
resuscitated
her
despite
a
DNR
over
mum’s
bed,
as
a
result
she
received
further
brain
damage
and
mum
wasn’t
really
responding
to
us
at
all
after
that.
Mum
then
was
assigned
a
named
nurse
who
was
very
good.
Weeks
later
the
hospital
was
transferring
mum
to
The
Royal
Neurological
Hospital
in
Putney.
My
brothers
and
I
were
happy
mum
was
going
where
she
could
get
more
specialised
care.
The
hospital
was
lovely,
the
staff
were
wonderful,
the
other
patients
in
my
mum’s
ward
were
terrific.
Mum
was
well
looked
after
and
all
her
needs
were
met.
The
staff
were
amazing
with
us
and
really
cared
for
us
too.
Several
time’s
I
raced
down
to
London
from
Leicester
as
mum
was
gravely
ill
and
time
and
time
again
she
pulled
through!
During
this
time
my
mum’s
sister
Carol
died
as
a
result
of
a
heart
attack
and
it
was
a
terrible
time
for
our
family,
my
poor
mum
never
knew!
After
a
few
more
months
it
was
evident
what
the
outcome
for
my
mum
would
be
but
you
still
cling
to
hope.
Every
weekend
I
spent
with
my
mum
was
a
gift.
I
was
5
month
pregnant
with
my
third
child
and
the
driving
3
hrs
to
mum
and
back
home
was
exhausting
but
you
just
do
it
for
the
people
you
love.
Then
came
the
phone
call
while
I
was
at
work
that
I
needed
to
go
to
her
and
this
time
I
knew
instinctively
this
was
very
serious.
Mum
was
moved
to
another
hospital
to
deal
with
the
infection
as
Putney
wasn’t
geared
for
this.
Mum
was
extremely
poorly
and
we
were
told
that
she
wasn’t
coming
back
from
this
infection.
The
Drs
made
her
comfortable
as
they
had
discussed
with
us
and
we
made
the
decision
to
finally
let
her
go.
I
can’t
tell
you
how
much
the
love
and
care
we
received
from
the
staff
at
the
The
Royal
Neurological
Hospital,
Putney
meant
to
me
and
my
family,
it
was
everything
to
us.
Mum
passed
away
peacefully
on
13
June
2008.
I
had
my
daughter
23
Aug
2008,
Tanzi
Linda
Carol.
Thank
you
to
everyone
who
looked
after
Linda
Chambers
at
the
RNH
Putney❤️
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