Pleasantly Confused?
As a term leaves me utterly bemused,
Your lack of understanding can be excused,
With my words, this explosive term will be diffused,
It's not your fault this term you've misused,
A little understanding of the term I'll infuse.
Pleasantly Confused?
I was neither you see,
Delirium's not fun in any which way,
In a constant state of fear all day?
Absolutely certain I was being harmed,
Absolute clarity in the pain I was dealt,
Every single cut, every terror-filled moment felt.
Pleasantly Confused?
I'm absolutely certain you tried to slit my throat,
Wonder why I don't trust you?
Would you, you are my jailer, my abuser,
Confused, why your help is refused?
Pleasantly Confused?
I'm not agitated or confused, I'm Terrified,
Just because you can't see it doesn't make it less real to me,
Just because no blood test shows it doesn't make it less real to me,
Just because you don't understand it doesn't make it less real to me,
You understand other illnesses so why not Delirium?
Ok So thanks for reading the poem, Delirium is a very serious issue, as you will all know I had ICU delirium. So when I hear the term confused I get very angry, it speaks to a fundamental lack of understanding, now I get that the education on delirium hasn't been great and as such the medical profession has been severely let down. But you can help bring about the change and get rid of this term being used, Delirium is not a dirty word or a death sentence. Use the 4AT, CAM-ICU, CAM, DSM-V or whatever tool your hospital uses, speak to the trained people in diagnosing delirium. Everyone is on the same team, noticing, diagnosis and treating delirium can have a huge impact on the after-effects the patient suffers. So, please help make the world a bit better for Delirium sufferers and survivors.
SIGN created an excellent guideline which gives a whole host of extremely useful information:
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