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My husband's hospital journey

Posted By Eastertide0912

"My husband's hospital journey"

About: Community Services (Adult Physical Health) / Magnolia Lodge (inpatient) Community Services (Adult Physical Health) / Rotherham Neuro Rehab Community Service Doncaster Royal Infirmary / Accident and emergency Royal Hallamshire Hospital / Neurology Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust / Emergency ambulance

(as a relative),

My husband had been suffering headaches for a few days. Then one evening he became quite confused, restless and wondering around our flat holding onto furniture and door frames for support. I was very frightened for him. I thought he was going to fall. Every time l asked him to sit down he just got back up again.

He became incontinent and wee'd on the kitchen floor. He became incoherent and stopped talking. His eyes were vacant and glazed. I phoned for an ambulance. I was really concerned and panicky.

The paramedics arrived. They were lovely, showing great concern. I went with him in the ambulance to DRI. He had a seizure while in the ambulance, which horrified me.

In A&E he became very agitated. Doctors had to sedate him. I cried, but thankfully he was at last settled. Tests and scans were carried out. They found 6 abscesses on his brain. I was told it could be life threatening. He was transferred to Sheffield Hallamshire neurological critical care. Kept sedated for approx two weeks. Tests carried out to identify the bacteria. Turned out it entered through a broken tooth.

Long story short, he spent over three months in hospital, ending up back at DRI and then finally in Balby neurological rehab. Magnolia Lodge. He went into hospital in the middle of November 2024 and he is finally coming home. Fantastic care through out the whole journey. So much has happened in-between l can't write it all down. So much sadness, distress and anxiety endured by the whole family. I can't thank the NHS enough.

Special thanks to the team at Magnolia Lodge, utterly focused and patient centred. Hurrah for the NHS, where would we be without you. God only knows, bless you all from the bottom of my heart. I still have my husband. He has suffered some memory loss and other issues, but he still has his sense of humour.

And, now, a new journey is about to begin for both of us with the continuing care and support of the NHS team at home.

Thankyou so very much. XXX

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Responses

Response from Dionne Cartlidge, Communications and Engagement Assistant, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust last month
Dionne Cartlidge
Communications and Engagement Assistant,
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Submitted on 10/03/2025 at 11:08
Published on Care Opinion at 11:08

Good morning,

Firstly, I want to say how sorry I am that your husband had to endure something so terrifying. I'm sure it was a really tough time for the both of you, to say the least.

That being said, I am so pleased to hear that he received excellent care whilst at DRI and across his journey. I'm sure you'll agree that it really does make a difference.

Thank you for leaving this feedback, and I wish you both the best for this new journey you are about to embark on.

Kind regards,

Dionne

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Update posted by Eastertide0912 (a relative)

Hello Dionne. Thankyou so much for your response. It's really good to know that you, and hopefully others, feel really appreciated for the care and dedication you show to others that are in need of your experience, knowledge and healthcare professionalism.

Thank you.

P S My husband is home, more settled, and improving gradually.

Response from Cheryl Parkinson, Team Leader, Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust last month
Cheryl Parkinson
Team Leader,
Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust

Submitted on 11/03/2025 at 12:21
Published on Care Opinion at 14:47

Good Morning,

Thank you so much for the lovely feedback and the kind words. I am pleased to hear that our team were able to offer the care and support that you and your husband needed at such a very difficult time. It is also good to know that your husband is continuing to recover at home.

It is encouraging as a Manager to hear first hand that you felt that the care was person centred, as a team this is something that we are very proud of in terms of a holistic approach to rehabilitation. I am very proud of what we achieve on Magnolia, im sure sharing your lovely feedback with the team will be met with just as much pride.

Thank you from us all

Enjoy your lovely time at home together and I hope that your husband continues to do well and recover.

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Response from Lesley Butterworth, Head of Nursing and Patient Experience, Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust last month
Lesley Butterworth
Head of Nursing and Patient Experience,
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Submitted on 25/03/2025 at 08:54
Published on Care Opinion at 08:54

Thank you for posting your comments.

I am pleased to hear of the positive impact our crews had on you and your husband when you had cause to call us. It sounds like this was a very frightening experience and I do hope your husband is now doing well.

It is always a pleasure to receive comments of appreciation for our staff and we would like to ensure they receive this feedback personally. If you have not already done so, we would be grateful if you could contact our Patient Relations team on the details below to enable us to trace your call and identify the staff involved so we may pass on your compliment to them.

Patient Relations

Yorkshire Ambulance Service

Springhill

Brindley Way

Wakefield 41 Business Park

Wakefield

WF2 0XQ

Tel: 0333 130 0549

Email: yas.patientrelations@nhs.net

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Response from Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 2 days ago
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Submitted on 23/04/2025 at 13:47
Published on Care Opinion at 13:47

Thank you ever so much for taking the time to share feedback about your husband's experience of care over the past few months. We are ever so sorry to read about your husband's hospital journey, it must have been an extremely scary and stressing time for you all.

However, we are really pleased to read about the high quality care your experienced throughout your husband's care pathway and we are so pleased to read that he is now discharged home. We hope he is recovering well at home with the support of community care teams.

Thank you again for these lovely comments- we have shared these with the Neuro Critical Care team.

We would like to take this opportunity to wish your husband all the best with any ongoing care and his recovery.

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