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Just finished a two hour informal chat with a couple of people who organise this pool of doctors and nurses to work in unison. The idea is that everyone concerned with my case are "au fait" with my treatments etc. They keep a dossier and if there is an emergency,it is possible that the ambulancemen /doctor should be "in the know" about my case,thus avoiding a lot of wasted time explaining when they arrive NOT that i could anyway.Sounds good in theory,and must not be cynical and is certainly a good idea.Spent much of the time going over all the medicine i take,and although they know and took the time to explain some things i was not quite sure about,they cannot prescribe themselves.They told me how to go about getting a handicapped badge,but it takes ages in France to come through-so why can`t these steps be taken in anticipation-when you are on chemo ,everyone gets tired for example -surely it can`t be too difficult to organise temporary ones to be renewed if necessary?
Anyway,that is another job for John to sort out as he has to do it -they can`t.
So, I have mixed feelings and it will be a case of suck it and see.
I am feeling rather low today as I have a urine infection and had to go to the doc`s in the morning AGAIN and then the chemist AGAIN-it never ends,then the afternoon with these medics.
I am pretty sure they don`t offer anything as sophisticated as the Macmillan nurses as they don`t give moral support-but for the French they are on the right track.
Had a lovely walk along the river Seine yesterday,watching children playing with the ducks and joggers running by in the cold but refreshing air.