31/12/2025
Think quite a few of us will be glad to see the back of 2025! I spent the last few New Years eves or days with you Jess Laughton and I feel out of sorts without you tonight. This picture is from last year NYE, the story behind it;
You were in A&E when I arrived for a night shift, shortly after they said there’s a bed available on a ward so off we went. Got to the ward and the nurse behind the front desk was furious - turns out they hadn’t got a bed yet! but the porter said A&E had already filled your room with them so couldn’t go back. The room they had in mind still had a man in who had sadly passed away, his family had only just left.
He’d had infections so they had to ‘bomb’ the room (hardcore disinfect) but the man with the kit was in Harrogate 🙈 so meanwhile we had to park in the coridoor and wait. The Harrogate guy took a couple of hours to appear and then the process took 45 mins and had to wait for 30 mins after to go in. Was well past midnight into the New Year when you were able to get some rest!
But while we waited we must have played dozens of card games and had a good laugh. There was a tiny window at the end of the coridoor where we managed to spot a couple of fireworks 🎆
Happy New Year everyone, here’s to 2026, it’s going to be a difficult one without you Jess 💔
Rosie x
