Dad has been in hospital for 3.5 weeks. I wanted to call something out... something beautiful yet unapplauded.
The nurses attending to him are Polish, Indian, Filipino, Nigerian, Ugandan and Somalian.
Imigrants.
And they treat my sick and confused dad with such respect. /1
Jan 31, 2026 17:58When we can't be there they feed him, bathe him, play his favourite music.
They do the same for the other men in the ward. Occasionally being sworn at, called every slur you can imagine by one man who is sick, frightened and hateful. 2/
I have been so bowled over by these kind strangers, always ready to smile, skilled at caring for adults who can no longer control themselves.
It is grueling work, occasionally a thankless and upsetting job. And I know the pay is rubbish. 3/
I want to live in a country that sees these wonderful people and is thankful, not hostile.
The people cleaning my dad when he wets himself, comforting him at night, maintaining his dignity, aren't hanging Union Jacks from bloody roundabouts! But they are British as fuck! 4/
