SRSV

Tuesday.

I thought it was too good to be true - another New Year and no problems in Bogsville.

We still have no problems in Bogsville itself but Father-in-law has been struck down by SRSV, one of those hospital super bugs. Like most sufferers from SRSV he goes into hospital to have relatively routine tests. Because of the New Year holidays he has to stay in longer than expected because the staff aren't available to carry out the tests. Result - he picks up a superbug infection that he would not have been exposed to if he had been at home.

The irony of the situation is that he caimed to be in the safest place if something happened while he was waiting for the tests.

The guy is 94 years old and deserves better. You have got to be tough to get to 94. It seems that you have got to be super tough to survive a stay in hospital these days.