/sarc
Even young people set their houses on fire and burn themselves to a crisp by falling asleep while smoking. The health issue is the woman's own problem (although I see she's only been smoking since the age of 83). The safety issue is another thing altogether.
"She says they aren't going to stop her having a fag."
No....I'd say they're definitely not worried about political correctness.
Speaking from experience (myself and others) it's fairly common for someone to take up smoking late in life after a personal loss (divorce or death of spouse) and she has my sympathy. However, rules are rules. If the only thing in life she enjoys are cigarettes she can move her butt outside in her wheelchair ... or find something else to enjoy.
The anti-smokers really know how to descend to new depths!!
They should put a Biozone air purifier in her room or make a small room available and put a Biozone in that room.
Either way, the smoker would be a non-issue.
Those Cigarettes are going to kill that old woman. Doesnt she know the health risks? She could get lung cancer and cost us a ton of money taking care of her.
How is it unsafe to smoke in a room, particularly if your daughter is willing to stand next to you? Furthermore, at 93 the health issue is a moot point. She's already way in the black on life expectancy.
We keep allowing the retarded rules/laws they keep coming up with so it is kind of hard to say anything about them after they start affecting you or your family.
These administrators sound like they learned their trade working at a public school. ZERO TOLERANCE of a 93 year old woman.
Not very sick. She should move to a nursing home that allows indoor smoking.
I have a novel idea. Why doesn't the daughter let her live with her? Then she can smoke in the daughter's house to her hearts content.
I was kind of pleasantly surprised that another relative who has never had a smoker in the family actually found her an ashtray and told her she wasn't about to go outside and smoke when she was a guest at her house.
On second thought, I do agree completely with you! How SICK is it that this old woman's daughter would put her up in a nursing home! That is TERRIBLE. What kind of daughter is this?
So then, Mrs. Mock could simply take mum out of the nursing home and let her live with her, right?
Same thing happened to my then 86 year old grandma (now 97).
She was told she'd have to go outside for her smokes at the home she was in. She had smoked most of her life and that's what finally made her quit! Of course if you knew how cold those Minnesota winters get, that was a wise choice! Lol!
You go, gramma! :)
Ciggie? This is Britain. They told her to "Take that dirty fag outside."
The elderly lady and her so called daughter are pathetic. They care not one bit for the wishes of others.
Daughter Joan: if you are so upset, take her to your house and have her smoke all she wants!
I'd say Gladys is rather sick.
And I don't want her bodily fluids/refuse on the floor of the nursing home either ...