In article <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask] writes
>Has anyone noticed an alarming increase in the number of recommendations made
>by hospitals (doctors and dieticians) for these expensive preparations for
>weeks on end?
Just back from a housecall (or 5) to a nursing home.
Patients problem: not eating
Patients reason: " Can I have jam sandwiches? "
Doctor's response: (after full examination revealed nothing apart from
mild dementia) "can she have jam sandwiches?"
Matron: "Oh, I wondered whether some Ensure would help"
Doctor: "Try the jam sandwiches first!"
KT
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Katie Law
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