In the UK - need help (pt7)

[Huddy]

Well Py, you would think that might have been welcome care and attention that any woman would love.......but, I should have expected it, it wasn't.

Despite the nice phone conversations this morning and texts, when I went to get her from the hospital, WAS was back in the room.

The NHS in the UK is a wonderful thing. Free healthcare at the point of delivery. You pay via your taxes, depending on your ability to pay, with the richest paying the most. You don't pay for any services up front and you get the smae treatment if you're a roadsweeper to the Prime Minister. A fantastic institution which has sometimes got the most ridiculous protocols and rules. When I arrived, it was meal time, so I wouldn't be admitted to the ward. Then the prescription hadn't arrived, so, W wouldn't be permitted to leave. But W texts me to say consultant says she can go. Too much of right hand not knowing what left has is doing.

Eventually, after 40 minutes, gain access to ward. W seems OK and is ready to go. Started going downhill from that point onwards. W started having a go at how long it took me to come and get her. I explain all of the above and I'm met with one of those annoying little 'really' looks on her face.

As we are driving home, I casually mention that the estate agent has called and that he is sending over some paperwork to sign. That started a tirade about how I was delaying the process, being awkward etc. Then she launched into a full blown assault about her happiness and about my GAL activities over the past few days. She doesn't like me reading books etc., apparently. I didn't realise that had pi$$ed her off so much. Good, it's working.

She then re-wrote our married life to show how unhappy she was. I used some of my revision from the other day and used a validating statement about how sorry I was for her that being with me made her so unhappy. We then went to the kids sports day. As it was cold, W said she wanted to go home first to get the kids some joggers. Before I could say a word, she started to have a go at me saying 'I know you're going to tut'. Mindreading, amazing! I wasn't, why would I, but that wouldn't have helped her hissy fit.

W now needs more medication from the hospital as they had to order it in. Looks like W will be having a nice 20 mile round trip to look forward to.

Just goes to prove, you can't reason with a WAS!