NEURO-PHILOSOPHY Snoring innocent (with surprise at the end) Since yesterday afternoon, finished the lessons, the brand has decided to face her headaches and her hypersomnia and here, hospitalized for four days, with electrodes everywhere, all exams and so on.
And then, as Here, clinic
Campus Bio-Medico, offer free Wi-Fi, I can give
a diary in real time (if you're interested) in my hospital life. Not that he has come up to the morning lesson, and I hurried up a bit 'of work in universities. At two and a half I was admitted, accompanied by a hostess in the room, all dressed up, which did not let me until I was settled. Well, here it is worth a small note of acclimatization. The
Campus Bio-Medico, located (minor inconvenience),
in the middle of nowhere, Trigoria near the center of Rome where he trains, is a university teaching hospital sponsored
by the powerful organization Opus Dei, that of the Da Vinci Code to understand. After the group of albino monk who tried to kill me to steal a few euro and the hidden knowledge of my philosophy, I met nice nurses, doctors
(well if they are nice, certainly I will not tell me) very well-appointed rooms, a non- common system that leaves separate traffic by day hospital patients and students ... It is certainly a new clinic and if you want to do now a structure as they should, so I think you have to do it anyway. But there is some small detail: all are perfectly dressed in a different way depending on their duties. Oh well, opus style and cologne. How is Prada or Dolce & Gabbana. The Devil Wears Prada, Opus Dei numeraries the phantom. My duties are patient and if they are not forced to stay in my pajamas, I'm usually pretty dress (a friend of mine has just called the bionic man mixed with the Silence of the Lambs, for the electrodes in my head, silence Then we talk about it), however you do not go around the wards or to the rest of the hospital or in their pajamas or in a dressing gown. Eccheppalle, say you, my dear u
nico player. And if you say so, I tell you. ... All in uniform, a little 'bundle, to understand, "the reactionary right-yourself (cn) ology," for those who want takes a positive view on the establishment ... but if it suits them! The uniform I have taught my friends Marxist doc, is an indication of power and strength, those far-right index order. But here ... elegant in the hospital, usually elegant out whether or not the Opera (then there are those who never will be elegant). I mean, I understand those who have it with the uniforms. I hate them, especially after the military and usually after two decades. Conversely appreciate the character of the port (elegant and carefully), perhaps with a touch of personality, and dresses with elegance outside, according to his style. What unifies is elegance and personality (see below under Ireland). For me it is a sign of character.
Finish-Work-speech fashion institutions. To explain the rest of the campus, I leave the floor to Raphael, who is from Torre Annunziata, is my roommate, and Gomorrah is reading these lines occurs in a positive light, except in one case (just wait). I know that I did not read it. It was he who introduced me to the ward and the room to the bed hyper, that if you push a wrong button closes a sandwich (with you inside). "In a place like I was not there ever been," and I say that I've shot a lot of hospitals. " In fact it was so, he is a kind of general hospital rounds, left God's mercy in this world, as is usual in the hospital within an hour I know all about him (and vice versa). Then, last night he had confirmation that, after all his vicissitudes, he had a benign tumor, which will operate in three months. Sure, a benign tumor is better than a malignant one as the one that has what's in the next room, "in which he said hurt," he says, and will be soaked eyes. "I make the porter," I did not study as you (after the half day we give you, ah, cultural barriers, I'm not racist, it is he who does the porter, but as they are shit, with all due respect) for ... do relax, a doctor gave him to listen to classical music, "I'm only know of these 'Beethoven'. But what you said is therapy, such as the music helps to relax, think Dario Argento. Raffaele.
fundamental rule: "There are doctors and nurses there (this means the entire nursing staff) are serious, doctors, and nurses, the nurses are very kind, very good, very good." Then we clarify two points: with a "serious" does not intend
"serious", "detached", "higher", "priests of health," or said a nurse in another hospital, in another continent, in another possible world, talking about a young primary aid in career: "If you imagine it on the toilet bowl you do laugh." "'A fool, but nndo going?". You have nothing to do but the health and fantasy. Really means, in the words of Raphael, one that goes straight to the point (here everything is computerized and at any time via wifi, all of the folder is updated and accessible to all those who should, according to the obvious measures of privacy ... paths, images, including x-rays. Seri means money is short, the exams are so many possible, do an incredible sequence of visits in which it would restrict the problem. It focuses on the research. Here come the lights. "I here for a week, and not have a wrong diagnosis, even the youngest. "You must not make jokes or do you consider when you visit (to respect the work of the doctor, and who thinks that? not make jokes, do not steal time unnecessarily, do not let the self-analysis because you to approve: only in this way, the laugh
seventy percent of their time), the first ... while you are visiting medical history, take notes on the computer, correct, settle down. Yesterday I caught a doctor and I said, if it is I wrote my medical history on the laptop, sent it by mail? Laughter. However, Raffaele: "Do not say anything about the final diagnosis until they are certain, and if necessary repeat the same test three times." Then clearly are very delicate when communicating the results and to whom to communicate it.
Nurses: This deserves a little note, their behavior is difficult to define. You have to see, we should stop them and ask them, but who you do it? Most are Roman, smile, you solve problems before you ask them. They take the medicine and you go to fetch water. They can be tough and demanding. And you might meet them on 46 that go to Boccea. Big question: what else? Boh. I would ask him. Last night, Nadia was on duty "to me from the pressure?, Then reissue the command it to him" had just returned from holiday, and he said, after a week I'd had enough, I enjoy myself here ... Shortly before, with other colleagues, had made a birthday gift to a colleague. We ended up talking about the new iPhone models. They are not nuns (with all the love and respect for the sisters), are not like the protagonists of the Italian comedies of the 80s. They can be delicate and elegant, attentive and smiling at the same time maintain the distance perfectly. The elegance befitting the woman. Those lucky if the bride. Why are not from another planet, but there is something ... I know it's considered a very masculine, but it matters to me.
Now, one can conclude from this, here are all prissy
: I always carry the following
perfect detector, I think I know enough about the world not to think that people are asked over and over. Here doctors can only think of risking his career, the nurses be concerned about the salary (but these are not flaws, imperfections and live only for this and pretend it is not true). The perfect detector
immediately report what is really perfect, the perfect build, the perfect intimidated, and aggressive, the screen, the intransigent, the pseudo-moral or religious ... Here the needle for a while 'is still uncertain. However, my interpretation was as follows: it is not abnormal people, offices, hyper (it will be too, but for what the doctors were also Nazi concentration camps). What appears to be perfect, in fact, is that people, most or all with more or less success and with their character and their Paturnie have a passion to heal the sick (not everyone, not everyone get tired after a Sharm week to go back to your stinking flaws, sometimes disgusting, although you: "Certain things you never get used," and then who makes you do? Boh! Because as he said, and used these very words, hospitals are vomits and farts, the word already makes sense, my roommate has just left to go). Not all nurses are able to return to the same style with these perfumes with the toys, but are committed, we prove: and they need our help to patients). Some practical signs: they listen to you (and me there's plenty to listen, even if
for Lent, I decided to fast verbal) are positive and materials, with different characters, and demanding, they are convinced that the their lives to play well in a clean room (can fix this? "and how, is not it?"), either by choice or necessity family (which often can be the same for some), in treating a patient (in this case There are cases of "family needs" and "vocation"). BTW, I never heard a person speak ill of another in these twenty-four hours ... (but do not exaggerate, this is by no means easy and certainly is the case, envy, rabbiette the rabbiozze, there are everywhere: why are the hospitals, even for those who care). The important thing is knowing how to start over. Now, put two people together like this, three, even with different characters and this way be spread. Raffaele explains to me that it should be well dressed and that he learned this "form of respect" and if the door to the house below, and I recommended that they are not in the room when the floors were still wet from cleaning, to avoid leaving fingerprints, "worked for us, it is not right to despise what they did" doctors and nurses will help you ... reassuring, knowing that nurses and doctors are available 24 hours on 24, do not generally call them unnecessarily. If they can help the roommate ("I know from word of mouth, you do with those who come after me"). Now, this struck me. I wish there were more people of Opus Dei, and most Italians who can benefit from this institution, or better than this lifestyle. Opus Dei was born in Spain but with the same footprint, lives around the world. It has wonderful character in the Iberian Peninsula. But it is right that in Italy to be Italian. And we
we put things in Italian style, elegance and passion. And these ingredients make it clear whether something is beautiful, whether it is good to commit a life if have fun. More sad that serial killer paranoid. Here, fortunately, the paranoid attempt to treat them. The slogan then, more Italians in Opus Dei, or rather what God wants. More Italians everywhere. The Italian Style in the world. Then we have our faults, like other peoples and nations have strengths and weaknesses. Can you imagine when my father's family doctor or the receptionist, will be canonized at St. Peter's Square? Or what makes the sandwiches every morning down at the bar. Sandwiches and holiness. Sandwiches and sympathy. I just got hungry and have a low-fat diet (by the way, we need a lot of nice lay Christians in Italy and around the world, not just Opus Dei, it says oh well the Pope and I go back what a day may be the patron of Facchini and Torvaianica Pomezia, my friend Raffaele). And if this happens for the Romans, who call themselves, the "screen", then it can happen everywhere. If something does not happen in Rome, said a wise person does not do anything (we understand) that has happened in the world. Why did the Romans have seen it all and is not likely to change, as everyone knows the story. And they know their history.
And they know perfectly well that the priests are not perfect, "that Magna them deaf ... So do the chaplain here is not easy (because it is not a hospital of priests, again with all due respect). But never say a Roman a priest or a politician who thinks only about money, because in some cases it is through them that they find a job. However, if a patient understands that here there is only the priest for the sacraments, you've taken a weight off and you see it change. Another conclusion: most holy priests. I do not claim professionals. The chaplain would have needed someone to give him a hand.
Since my roommate here in the evening, well folded clothes and puts them away in the closet, no racism for charity, just a lot 'of hypocrisy that I brought along from birth, but still one that makes the porter not you imagine it. Jump to Terms and we'll talk. But instead, deep down, scratch scratch, so of course, do not even think that, having lost his father and mother invalid dependents spend the time off to volunteer assistance from nurses. I received so much and giving is the least I can do ...
Pessimists around the world, go to hell. That ordinary people, in a first survey, and here I think all people fairly standard, it is all stupid, are not all enchanted by the television, rather they are happy not to have it in your room, but I have my computer and watch Videos of Suzanne Vega or write blogs or my philosophical articles. I feel like an intellectual snob, those who talk the talk-show, a little 'functional system-Cassano-Taricone DeFilippo (UHE offend no one, I bet Some here follow them (critically, boh?). However, maybe Cassano goes to heaven in a Ferrari, and I am here to write blogs. An intellectual system, just a little 'more evolved, perhaps, would say Gaber, over right and left, without being one and the other ... Meanwhile, ordinary people think. It also said Aristotle. My dear sirs, when I speak of my hypocrisy, I am not a hypocrite.
For goodness sake, there are things that turn bad, for example, was a
day yesterday, a very high number of hospitalizations. Even the signs in internal arrangement, but it is made in the best way possible. That was outside
redone recently. Fatigue there and it shows. But these things are overcome. With some effort, but also with a bit of humor, which requires you to work a little laugh for you. One of the girls who clean, that has been around since this morning, and unmount at 12, has just told his colleague from you this I do, maybe half an hour after ex ... recently redid my room, and then I asked, I cleaned the bathroom, and put his head poiper joke in one of the recycling bins, "but I was wrong, this was not to waste" ... "I'm just melted ... I can not remember if I even if I cleaned the bathroom, "his short, round, and differs from the lady of the publicity that the bathroom did not want it clean. However, I reassured. What is certain is that the campus operates as an expert system, but human. Which, in simple terms means, note that one thing does not work, I might work better, since small delay of a way to do it. You say. From that moment things are in place and it builds for the future. We hope to remain so forever.
you imagine that my
appuntidiviaggio enrich every moment of new notes, so many stories ... I can confirm that the economic crisis there and you see all the stories. If there is an expression that is not used to reach the third week or at the end of the month, an expression which I personally hate, because it seems too "sindacalese" and especially going around because I do not see the empty city streets from 23 onwards, I see people starving, I see sky dishes, new cars, people with new generation mobile phones (that is a different matter for us philosophers, priests, lay people of the book Heart, in reality, the losers of the system, would be to rewrite what he portrayed De Amicis, like thirty years later). But the medicines are expensive, salaries are low, the expenditure must be reorganized ... something that could be biased is another matter. My personal theory, tested in the U.S., is that the web will reduce the costs a lot, although there will be much more controlled ...
close with the negative side ... I got the university, do all the early visits, my cute roommate, who leaves this morning, he told me that he
high cholesterol because his illness is worse than hunger (and crunches, crunches (especially piercing noise, especially when it comes to chipster, which has always Crocco, ah a world of chipster and Nutella), and offers it gently to me that I do the diet ... decline). By now I realized many of his illness, and I am amazed when I realize that is a year younger than me (aiiuuto, geriatric). He told me that sleeps little, reads the night, and that must take place as the nasal septum, Russian. Russian? It is a locomotive, a powerful train only stops when you get used to, and then restarts, and is five feet from me. At night there is an emergency, which means that a lady "allows us to", shortly after, another, which means that a gentleman at the moment remains. There is a lot of discretion: they say things clear to the parties concerned, but there are no unnecessary communication with the other patients. We do not perceive the effort to perceive the movement of people and tools that you can imagine in these cases. I know some people are hospital with his family, keep them company ...
Discretion, again, there is the usual visit with doctors, assistant doctors, residents, interns ... but the questions are limited to what each is good to know. If your grandfather Philip was urinating on him, and there is no urologist, the urologist will talk with face to face. Small detail. Maybe it turns out that one reason for this as I moved from Palermo and is now in the continent. But there is no reason why the ophthalmologist should know. The patient is vulnerable, and even the doctor or nurse may be vulnerable, tired, which can not be the case that we need to do or just a joke ... In short, I'm vulnus there we all are all here for treatment. And brought it out of the hospital below.
For this reason, patients should be helped spiritually, morally, and so are their families. That is the whole life is a huge hospital. That is what friends are for.
Anyway, the night continues, and now I am in doubt whether to open the computer and work or watching a movie that I took below, one Russian, are the three and a half past, but I'm here for sleep disorders ... No cap kept, or rather take the caps but the noise goes the same. At four I can not sleep at four and a half, a nurse wakes me up, "Mark," she whispers, "I'm sorry, I must take blood for testing, but then you put back to sleep now please. " Dracula becomes a sweet fairy. I do not tell me twice. She has a pierced nose, scandalous? But tbsp ssen scrubs, his will be done! And then gives it, if his nose is not a trunk. My roommate, meanwhile, woke up, and not Russian, nor law, nor eat. I wake up at half past seven enchanting. I do the EEG, when I get the room is redone and the breakfast is ready (if the diet). On the other hand I have mounted a machine, a lot of electrodes to the head, and I have to keep a diary of what I do for 24 hours. It's called Holter, presumably by those who invented it. is the gimmick that I described above, or rather it did my friend, who writes at 13.40: meeting with visiting friend, the friend noted at 14.50 and left the room and leaves the patient to the computer ... Thanks Ste.
now possible conclusions, both diagnostic and cultural, are made by myself: if you
the philosopher, go crazy or you are crazy, end up doing the philosopher. But I imagine that others are also possible.
That said, the post may seem like an apology, and does not want to be. I hope and I know there are many hospitals that work this way and I hope that many will be animated by the same passion to become an alliance ... between those who care and who is cared for and his family, to learn how to take advantage of our vulnerability (this writes the philosopher, in conclusion). But the end remains the same
Good Night and Good Luck
(even if it is 16.30 and I note in my diary)
Marco
PS.: If you do not want to give me 5 for 1000 or at my university, give it to the campus ... I spent my last two weekends in two hotels in Dublin and Portsmouth. Here you can keep getting better and better anyone. But things cost and certainly nobody gives you anything ...
PS.2: whatever people may say, there is aggressive therapy against me, nor I was treated with painful and unnecessary treatments, from grim and sadistic nuns Irish
add: I have just put the
polisonno (left, I'm not the girl), with the holter look like a suicide bomber ... wires, wires, boxes, cables, sockets, etc.. Thank God that I see myself not either. I have a kind of finger sensor wrapped in a protective, it seems that I can shoot.
My new companion is a very nice architect, who is from Korea (in effect, there was for work) last night we saw photos of the trip with me and I talked a bit 'of America. He has a beautiful little netbook, what I'm hoping that the fairy of the patients will take me just go out ... (I hope in a collection among my friends).
However, the architect of Russia, has a bit 'of photophobia, are very polite and discreet.
And this morning, via polisonno
and holter (right) ... we see the results.
Do not go, follow the story I found in my archives, you'll have a little 'larger view with your browser.
little surprise
A SHELTER AND YOUR FRIENDS
way, with passion and 360 degrees (true Federica?). For the rest, all things cute, funny and "Gajardo" are welcome ... I hope nobody is offended by the things I wrote, which are always written with the idea of \u200b\u200bbeing positive. 
