For the sake of our health

I met so many amazing women when I was in and out of hospital, Betsy, Margaret, Rose, Janet, Isabella and Wilma to name but a few and all had their own little quirks and things about them that I loved and found inspiring and fascinating, but I realised that hospital had become a safe haven for us all.

When you have been ill and in hospital, being cared for, having people around, getting rest, the thought of going home was scary and daunting.
It may sound crazy but I felt kind of safe in hospital, no worries or responsibilities and for some - hospital was a better place to be than home.
For me it was an escape from the responsibilities of running a house, I wanted to be independent and I wanted the responsibility but it had become more of a burden than a blessing lately.
For Wilma, she had a husband at home with senile dementia and had been struggling to care for him alone.
Isabella was going back to feeling isolated in her own home and getting depressed and Janet had gone away and came back a few days later, sick, lonely and no one to talk to.

But there comes a time when we need to stop worrying and stressing over things, we need to stop burying our heads in the sand and make changes in our lives - for the sake of our health.

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