Monday morning of this beautiful Labour Day weekend weather wise. It has really been a fitting send off to summer down by the Toronto lakeshore capped by a magnificent airshow with a clear blue sky and Lake Ontario as the backdrop.
I am heading out to get a workout in then back over for day 3 at St Jo's tending to Dad who is slowly getting better, steadier it seems.
All the full time hospital staff return from their holiday's Tuesday,boy if it wasn't for my sisters and I being there 24/7 this weekend, God only knows what state he would be in and I must say the skeleton crew that are working do the best they can, but are simply overwhelmed when a crisis occurs as it does daily, especially in Dad's wing where Dementia sets in at sundown every day. Old folks just keep ringing that bell non-stop calling for help for the most trivial of matters to the most serious..
It is a thankless job and I hope some re-enforcements arrive today as the breaking point isn't far below the surface, or worse as I observe, they just switch off, stop caring, put in their hours and get out. Some of these women, and most are women take 2 hours by bus to get in by 7am and 2 hours to get home after working 12 hour shifts. Up at 4am, on the buses at 5, into work and on the floor at 7am, off at 7pm, back on the buses, home by 9... No time for anything, bed by 10 and back up at 4 !! All for what I assume is a paltry wage
I am embarrassed I held any ill will towards their lack of care for my Dad, it is the system, not them. They are superwomen to carry on this grind for their existence and their families day in a day out.
The doctors and nurses and specialists are away up the food chain from these weekend warriors at St Jo's..
Here are a couple of European Tour results I received last night and will post for you.
EUROPEAN TOUR
Rampant Ramsay king for the day in Crans
Richie Ramsay cruised to his second European Tour title at the Omega European Masters with a display as stunning as the scenery in the Swiss Alps.
The former US Amateur Champion, who opened his European Tour account at the 2010 South African Open Championship, earned €350,000 to climb to into the top 20 of The Race to Dubai after romping to a four shot victory at Crans-sur-Sierre.
Ramsay started the day with a one shot lead over his compatriot Paul Lawrie and England’s Danny Willett, but that advantage was swiftly wiped out when Lawrie eagled the first hole.
But Ramsay responded with a birdie of his own, and made four further gains to race to the turn in just 31 strokes.
A brief wobble on the 13th hole was swiftly rectified when he holed his wedge for an eagle at the next, allowing the man from Aberdeen ample breathing space, and he eventually signed for a round of 66 for a 16 under par aggregate winning total.
He said: “Since winning in South Africa I’ve made a lot of tough decisions about my career, and today was vindication of that. It’s an incredible place to play golf, so to win here is very special. You can get caught up looking at the scenery, but I knew I had a job to do here today.
“I had a clear goal in mind, and all the way round I was imagining I was playing with my best mates from back home. I performed unbelievably well against two of the most in-form players about. Paul’s playing the golf of his life, and Danny’s one of the best young players on the Tour. So it was always going to be difficult, but I managed to pull it off.”
Second place was shared on 12 under par by Sweden’s Fredrik Andersson Hed, Australian Marcus Fraser, Frenchman Romain Wattel (all 66) and Willett (69).
EUROPEAN SENIOR TOUR
Smyth seals superb Woburn win
Irishman Des Smyth won his second Travis Perkins plc Senior Masters title in three years with a superb four under par 68 in the final round at Woburn Golf Club.
The 59 year old from Drogheda, who triumphed here in 2010, finished with a ten under par total in front of record crowds, one shot clear of Australian Peter Fowler and two in front of Englishman Mark James, the pair both signing for 67.
Smyth spend much of the day level at the top with Spaniard Juan Quiros, but the 11th hole proved pivotal, with the Irishman birdieing and the Spaniard bogeying to open up a two shot gap, and Quiros ultimately had to settle for a 73 and a share of fifth place.
BRAD FRITSCH
Congrats to Brad on his second place finish on the Web.Com tour at the Mylan Classic..
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