Geriatrics

I thought I would positively hate Geriatrics. After all, I have had bad experiences with old people, ranging from being spat on by delirious old men, coming close to collapse trying to clerk drowsy old people at night, and being given the stick by old professors.

But during the posting I somehow imagined these people as future versions of my mother and things got a little better.

Yet, it still sucks having to attend long ward rounds, present during ward rounds and even present during multidisciplinary meetings when IT IS OUR LAST WEEK IN THE WARDS AND 20 DAYS BEFORE MBBS. No not funny at all.

And as a side note, to round off this short geriatric entry, you could savour this:

http://theonlinecitizen.com/2012/02/rejection-of-the-old-a-crying-shame/