In April of 1984, the body of a baby boy is discovered on White Strand beach in Caherciveen, Co. Kerry. Gardai (Irish police) launched an investigation into the murder of the child, which initially led to the arrest of Joanne Hayes, who lived in close proximity to White Strand. Joanne was arrested under suspicion of the murder of the infant with the initial reasoning being “she was known to have been pregnant”
What’s important to note here is the common mistreatment of single mothers in Ireland even well into the late 1980s. Abortion, sex outside of marriage,contraception and even divorce were contentious topics in Ireland, as far as the 1990s. we don’t have to look much further than the mother and baby homes scandal for evidence of how a country so heavily influenced by the Catholic Church, treated children and unwed mothers.
Joanne was arrested and was believed to have initially confessed to the killing of the baby found on the beach, however she shortly withdrew her confession, and instead stated that she had given birth to a baby who died shortly after being born. She stated she buried this baby on the family farm.
Gardai persisted that she was in fact the mother of the baby on the beach, who I’ll refer to as ‘Baby John’ as he became known on the media. When blood tests revealed the baby had a different blood type to Joanne and the birth father of the baby buried on the farm, gardai insisted she had sex with two men, in a close time frame, and as a result baby John must have his fathers blood type.
Joanne Hayes was charged with murder however the case was thrown out by the judge and a tribunal was established in order to investigate the behaviour of the gardai in this case. The judge claimed that Joanne strangled her baby to stop the child from crying, despite the state pathologist being unable to confirm a cause of death. He also rejected claims from the Hayes family that they had been subjected to abuse by the gardai, and that gardai had physically forced a confession from Joanne and her family.
A 2018 review of DNA would reveal that Joanne Hayes was not the mother of Baby John, and as a result received an apology from the minister for justice and the Taoiseach.
On the 14th of September 2021, the body of Baby John was exhumed to be re-examined in the hopes of finding more answers in the 37 year old mystery.
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Luna is a 6 month old shihtzu. I just woke up 10 minutes ago and I saw a wound that looks very fresh. I don't know what happened but I'm very concerned. I have 3 other adult dogs and 1 other puppy that is old enough to play but I don't think it's a dog bite.
She's also scratching herself a lot but she doesn't have ticks. She does have small bumps that feels like small patches of rashes. You can't see the small patches of rashes, you can only see them when you touch her. Do you think that she has an allergy? She only eats dog food.
I'll ask my father to buy cones later so she can't scratch herself. If this is very serious then I will bring her to the vet immediately. What should I do?? 😭 Tyia.
So ive got a patient my place of work (an old age home) that has a pretty gnarly pressure ulcer on their sacrum.
I asked yesterday when the dressing needs to be changed, was told leave it on for 5 days. That patient didnt end up on my rounds last night so didnt see the wound/dressing.
My turn to look after them tonight. Whoever put on the sacrum dressing left a nice channel in the butt crack for stuff to travel right to the ulcer. Big bowel movement ended up in there and the ulcer goes very deep. Theres a film of dead skin covering the ulcer but it looks right down to the muscle and bone, grade 4 pressure ulcer 🤮
Cleaned it as best i could with limited tools (seriously not even NaCl to wash it out) and then discovered that my place of work was so cheap they only bought one dressing for the 5 day period. 😑
Ended up McGuyvering the best dressing and foam i could from the wound care box and gonna pray to the gods tonight it doesnt get any worse before tomorrow. Im gonna go to the pharmacy myself and buy a goddamn silicone dressing for this patient because this is ungodly incompetant.
Gaaaaaah. Sorry just had to get that out 😔
In addition, how cognisant were they of the risks of not keeping wounds clean, and how did doctors rationalise wounds becoming infected?
UPDATE 8/12/21:
It has been brought to my attention that replying to the Amazon QR code isn’t a good idea, because many senders do not check it. I apologize - I thought it was a good idea, and did not know any better!! I sent a personalized thank you to each sweet person that helped me out, but I did not post each redditor’s name. As I only know a few names, I’ll post a huge thank you on here to u/Smldrnpele, u/real_talk_with_Emmy, u/Drwuzzer, and u/Due-Cryptographer744. ♥️
I’ll DM each of you so you know that your packages arrived. Others sent items by their real names (or anon) and unfortunately, all I know to do is send a thank you via the Amazon QR code. From the bottom of my heart, thank you!! Mom had her first surgery yesterday and it was successful! She’s recovering today and I’m at her house now to do wound care. In 2 weeks she will have her second surgery. It’s been tough getting the money together, but we were able to get it together for this one and will soon have the money for the second one! ♥️
UPDATE: Thank you all so so much for the supplies, the advice, the kindness… Truly, I don’t know what to say. You’re all wonderful. Mom and I are so touched. As soon as I am able, I will pay it forward on this community and others. Please know you will all be in my thoughts. May all the good you do be returned to you tenfold. ♥️
I have been unemployed since December 2020 due to Covid & I have been doing my mother’s wound care at home under the guidance of a physician she sees monthly. Mom had one surgery and procedure this month and has 2 surgeries and 2 follow-up visits scheduled for August. I am paying for her surgeries and I have no extra income for her Coban 2 Lite that I use to wrap her leg. Would anyone be willing to purchase that to help us out? They’re expensive - each kit is around $22 USD & I do her wound care every 3 days. We have 7 more wound cares left until her next appt in August. I save all the little pieces left over and have been taping them into a long roll, but that was barely enough for 2 wound cleanings. More than anything, I have run out of the comfort layer (the foamy first layer), as I’ve scrounged enough of the outer layer to last at least a month, but they do not sell it separately.
If anyone is willing to purchase it, I would be very grateful and I can ensure that my mother’s leg wounds continue to heal. I have set up an Amazon wish list with the items, if that is allowed.
Thanks in advance. I have been try
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Anybody else find themselves treating their wounds extra thoroughly as a form of self care? For me I find that I can’t do basic things like use body lotion to take care of myself, but I’m good at wound care. I just went out and bought a bunch of bandages and stuff so I can take better care of myself as I heal :)
The wounds you take care of are absolutely crazy. Props and respect go out to you. Yesterday I had a patient with gangrene on the testicles, penis, and lower abdomen that had to be dressed and packed. Since patient was established I was doing the wound care. I gotta say, holy shit that will forever stay with me as an experience. What’s your wound care stories?
I'm a 3rd year student for my bachelor's degree in nursing. I live in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and I work on a geriatric ward at a hospital I'm doing research on how wound care plans are made and who is responsible for making these plans. In the Netherlands wound care plans are supposed to be made by the physicians or a specialised wound care nurse. In practice, usually we, general nurses, write most of the wound care plans. I'm trying to see things in an broader perspective so that made me come to this forum with this post. My question: how is making wound care plans organized where you work? Is this way of writing wound care plans general practice in your country or specific for your hospital? It would also be nice if you can tell me which country you're from and what kind of facility you work at. Thanks a lot for your responses!
Hi-
I am an occupational therapist, but I felt like this question would be better here than in our little sub Reddit.
I work in community-based palliative care. I deal with a lot of bed and chair bound patients. I’m finding myself working more with wound care surfaces (specialty mattresses and custom seating), people with chronic wounds, and people who are at high risk of developing skin breakdown.
I have considered studying for the “wound care certification” because I see occupational therapists are eligible to sit. I’ve also seen many opportunities for collaboration with the RNs and NPs I work with on this topic. I had a couple of questions though, and I was wanting to see if I can get any feedback on them.
1- does this credential carry as much credibility as any other specialty wound certifications? If not, are there others that might be worth looking into?
2-have you ever worked with someone who deals with wounds who is not a nurse (or PA, MD, DO, etc)? If so, how did you clarify roles in care?
To be clear, I do not provide “hands on wound care” services nor do I plan on it. Seeking this out to be a better team member and to be a well rounded provider in bringing comfort and safety to people living their last seasons in life.
Thank you for any feedback!
Hey.
Yep. Just like what I wrote up there I would want something where I could be close to someone (not romantically) and be vulnerable. However, l had an experience where I finally opened up and the closest person ended up betraying me. It scares me to be in that position again.
Also, I am currently at the most significant part of my life where I am undergoing multiple phase of identity transitions.
So yes, I really want to care for someone and be there for them also, I want to receive roughly the same treatment as well but I'll just be honest right now that sometimes it's difficult to open up and also I would get tired and feel like I don't want to talk to anyone because of an ongoing stress. Nope I am not depressed, just have a lot going on.
Although, it doesn't mean that I am not interested in them. I am just exhausted with work and life. It kinda scares me to find friends because I have the tendency to just shut down from stress.
I know some would tell me to vent to them but I don't want to flush it on another person so I'd rather shut off everything. I hope that they won't take it personally.
I'd rather keep it to myself than tell someone the issues I'm having.
I do not know if someone would understand.
