Elinor Wighton

We loved this little video with Andrew Garfield and Elmo. Although it can be sad, it’s also good to think of those who have died, and the special memories we have, as it can help us feel comforted, knowing how much we loved them. These moments will stay with us forever 🧡🧡🧡🧡 Pls share this with someone who may be struggling today, thankyou #itsokaytonotbeokay

@chebbes Ugh, it may be time for me to consider varifocals, as she types while peering over her glasses to see the too small writing up close 😬

Now apparently a reading glasses wearer… so now I know why threading arterial lines was becoming more difficult…

@chebbes @cilla_dog I have a mental image that keeps on giving 😅

@ejwighton @cilla_dog 🤣 that was the laugh that I needed today

So happy that we had a visit from @cilla_dog yesterday! There was a wobbly bottom, treats, sits, paws and twirls, and lots of fuss from patients and staff. 🦮🐾🐾❤️

@Laconic_doc You’re welcome! I’m now a consultant anaesthetist and retrospectively glad of the time off! Lots of luck to them ☺️

@ejwighton Thanks for this really helpful, encouraging response, Elinor... 🙏 ...I'll pass it on! 🙂

Advice please! A friend has asked what their kid should do, with: A* Biol A Phys A Maths A Chem Passionately want to do medicine, (tho no offers after 4 interviews). (& gutted that a fellow student slipped a grade on their 3 As offer for med by Imperial, but was accepted!)

@SaffronKim I completely empathise with this. It’s so hard to reach out so well done for doing that. Even the efforts of best-meaning friends can wane in time. Not their fault but I don’t think they realise quite how and how long grief can affect you. Keep reaching out,friends will be there.

Have arranged to watch the footy tomorrow with a friend and her son at their house. It’s still so hard for me to ask people, despite them being good friends. Just another one of the odd side effects of my #grief.

There is no timeline for grief. Please keep checking in with your bereaved friends and family 🧡

@chebbes Is there such a thing as a catrovert?!

Guilty! (Well maybe apart from some special people) I have no regrets

Just let trans people pee in peace and get the treatment they need in hospital without branding them as the biggest threat to humanity. Jesus Christ.

This is so true. Please reach out to those grieving after the funeral. It can often be the loneliest time. 🧡

@RevRichardColes Nearly 3 years for me. The best analogy of grief I’ve heard is it’s like the butter in puff pastry. It’s always there but in thinner and thinner layers. Don’t think I did it justice somehow…

@YavorRM Oh Yavor I’m so sorry. Sending lots of love xxx

@GuybrushTKirk 😂

The weather forecast promised cooling thunderstorms all day. We've had some light drizzle. Absolutely furious

'Doctors already earn more than the average UK wage.' Repeat after me: It is not an average job It is not an average job It is not an average job Have people completely lost sight of what being a doctor actually involves?!

@clarecollins21 So proud! 😊

theguardian.com/society/2023/m… I’m quoted in the Guardian today. They’ve spelled my name wrong - but you can’t have everything.

@clarecollins21 I thought you might appreciate this 🍑