Fasting - Page 4

BERNADETTE · 27-09-2008, 15:53

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

I wonder if she does it voluntarily or if it is 'expected' of her by her family?

Can't see any woman volunteering to get up at that unearthly hour but you never know

MargaretR · 27-09-2008, 16:51

She does it because he expects her to = male dominance and control

WillowTheWhisp · 29-09-2008, 11:34

OMG!

I have just been to collect my repeat prescription and have been served by an Asian lady who didn't just look tired, she looked positively ill. She didn't seem able to concentrate. When a colleague spoke to her she took a while to respond and seemed to be struggling to think. I have a regular repeat prescription but one item is not on the same form as the others because this one isn't actually issued until I have been for my monthly check-up. She told me they didn't have that one. I could have ended up trailing all the way to the doctors, only to discover that it wasn't there because they did actually have it! Now that's not too serious for me as I did eventually get the item but what about someone who finds it difficult to get about? What worried me even more was the possibility that someone who looked and acted so sleep deprived could end up dishing out the wrong prescription to someone.

I see why you brought the subject up Lindsay. I have never known anyone fasting for Ramadan to look so strained and tired/ill before.

lindsay ormerod · 29-09-2008, 19:15

Highly unlikely that you would have got any wrong items, all prescriptions are checked twice and the surgery you use have been having some "issues" recently with repeat prscriptions, but I am glad you can see what I mean and why I am concerned, makes you wonder about the doctors and surgeons eh?

( Thankfully the fasting will be over tomorrow !)

Neil · 30-09-2008, 10:02

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

OMG!

I have just been to collect my repeat prescription and have been served by an Asian lady who didn't just look tired, she looked positively ill. She didn't seem able to concentrate.

I hope your pills are in a blister pack so you can actually check the contents are what you should have. If they are loose in a bottle you could have anything.

Benipete · 30-09-2008, 17:34

If you need to fast at least do 40 days and 40 nights in the dessert and give the sensible people a break from your religious rantings.

Good luck.

WillowTheWhisp · 30-09-2008, 17:47

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Originally Posted by Neil

I hope your pills are in a blister pack so you can actually check the contents are what you should have. If they are loose in a bottle you could have anything.

Yes they are in blister packs and identifiable as what they should be but it just doesn't seem right that anyone should have to work when they look so obviously tired out. I know if I lose sleep for any reason (like being kept awake by a cough) I can't think straight at all the next day. I don't think it's so much the fasting that's the problem as the lack of sleep.