It's very easy to sit in judgement on other people however, there may be unknown factors, For example, to all intent and purposes I live alone (my daughter is a student nurse), and I have MS which means I can't clean my house properly. Yes I get help from Social Services but services have been cut back so all they are allowed to do is clean the kitchen and bathroom. My daughter does what she can but the student nurses course is VERY demanding and I would rather she concentrated on her studies. We seem to have slipped through the (large) cracks in the care system and as an ex-nurse, I know the system. My point is that if 'slipping through the cracks' can happen to a health care professional then it is all too easy for it to happen to anyone. I'm not feeling sorry for myself or trying to preach to anyone, just pointing out that there are two sides to every story - and that's also not a criticism of Tom