Hi Paul and Jane yes it’s extremely frustrating, I’m a sister on a haematology day unit administering chemotherapy and other life saving infusions to blood cancer patients, due to me being upfront about my memory as it appears to be worse at work I have been told I can’t work clinical anymore until I have further cognitive tests. I am currently on the sick as once I know, I will then have to have risk assessments completed to make sure I’m safe for the patients - even though I’ve never made a mistake. I’m just feeling very peeved and deflated at moment as I’ve been told by senior mgt - I could be re-deployed or have I thought about ill health retirement- where’s the support there?
I’ll let you both know how I get on when I get the tests - could be months before I even get an appointment!!!
I’d be happy to keep in touch with you Paul, if ur on facebook- look for me - my profile pic is my dog with a red coat on lying in the ice. It’s just nice having someone else to talk to who understands. What do ur family or other half’s think? My husband doesn’t think I’m as bad as I say - but he doesn’t see me at work and my parents say oh it’s just ur age - I’m 55 - it’s not my age - I could understand if I was her age .82, but I shouldn’t be forgetting wot I am!!!!
Claire Stewart
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