31 Jan 2013 3:17 PM:

 Camposol, I guess ultimately were any of that to become a serious issue for us at some point, we would either return to the UK or maybe our now grown-up kids would come over and help out short-term.

And gotta say, though it may be cold in the evenings there, it's been about 9deg here for days, in the day, so anything more is a bonus ;)

 

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31 Jan 2013 2:51 PM:

 Camposol, thank you for your response. I'm sorry to hear you had to go through such a lot, but hoping all's as well as it can be now, and thanks again for your helpful replies ;)

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31 Jan 2013 2:49 PM:

 Thanks Bob ;) Everyone's replies are very helpful, and yours is making me very jealous vis a vis the 75 deg :)

Thanks again, Lynn

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31 Jan 2013 2:40 PM:

 Ah i see, well that certainly clarifies things. That I think we could cope with ;)

Many thanks

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31 Jan 2013 2:30 PM:

 Eek well that's all a tad scary! I take it the lack of nursing care applies to the hospitals that provide the standard - i.e. not via private medical insurance - healthcare in Spain?

Which, were we to pay into the Spanish healthcare system, or be under the remit of the S1 system, would go to should it be needed?

And forgive my ignorance but if nursing care isn't available, who administers and oversees IV fluids for example or other meds by injection such as painkillers?

I also had no idea that interpretors were not readily available either. I guess I've been watching too much Benidorm ER ;)

It's all certainly food for thought, so thank you for pointing it all out to me.

Lynn

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