RM> I've never been in a hospital long enough to eat there but I have
RM> to wonder if the bad reputation of hospital food is true or not..  B)

SD>It is quite real.  At the VA hospital I go to, they have change it up daily
  >(unless you're on a very retricted diet).  At the civilian hospital I went to
  >they have a set group of ingredients every week and you get the same stuff
  >wvery day, just made differently.

To be fair, my mother and father spent quite a few days in hospital
late in their lives and they said the food was genrally pretty good.
You were given a menu at the start of the week and you could choose
which of 3 meals which you wanted each day, which didn't seem too bad.

RM> That can be important, both for self esteem and the activity might
RM> help to keep one in better shape..

SD>It's so very true.  Also, when I get a car again, that will help a lot.

Yes, that feeling of being more in control of yourlif would be a big plus.

RM> My mother really wasn't all that bad healthwise (for 92) but ended
RM> up in hospital for a broken leg and she really should have been
RM> okay but just wasted away there and died a couple of weeks later..

SD>I'm sorry to hear that.  That's terrible.  Issues with the hospital staff?

Not really, they seemed pretty good overall but I think the diagnosis
was that a digestive issue she'd had for years was being held in check
but once she ended up in a bed in hospital almost 24 hours a day, they
think the original infection just took over and overwhelmed her system.

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