It’s a late night tonight. I’m trying to charge my SNS but it’s giving me shocks. I did email Dipstick about this. He replied copying in his CNS, ‘ needs to be checked for impingement’. That was a month ago nothing has happened.
Mr Respiratory is concerned about some of the meds I’m on. Poly pharmacy or some such. He’s written to Mr Nephrology. He’s suggested I contact nephrology. I’ve tried. He’s tried. no answer. How can a patient get to speak to someone at a hospital who might help?
GP has no appointments unless you can jump on the phone at 8 am and endure the call queue system for an emergency appointment. As in a phone call. Not Face to face. Hopeless ,stupid system.
MRI scan was done. Absolutely no idea what the result of that is was or will be.
Meanwhile I spoke at a House of Commons dinner. Extraordinary evening. Wandered in. Saw public gallery. Saw Jacob Rees wotsit wandering around. To my embarrassment I said ‘hello’ as if I knew him or he me. He said hi back!#plonker. Lovely dinner and copious wine – I stuck to water ( safer). Said my bit. See below for the speech. Then Baroness blah. Started on about ‘pads’. With the greatest of respect , I tried to say, it’s not about the pads. She wanted people to be tracked when they bought products. Errr not sure that is lawful is what I was thinking. What I said though was: It’s the advertising of frilly pants pads and men’s equivalent which normalises the leaky bladder situation. The ‘oops moments’ are not funny, not normal and are symptoms. As are the new style frilly padded knickers. They are a coping strategy not a solution. That raised a laugh. Indeed every subsequent speaker managed to get frilly knickers into the conversations after me. The MPs present were running back to vote in the chamber, but unlike other meetings I have been to, they did return. They each had a personal story too. That was brave of them. Brave and magnificent.
It was a good night. Such an honour to be invited.
Next day was APPG for bladder and bowel. A virtual meeting. Techno issues were causing havoc. Baroness Wotsit looked old and ill, her trusty assistant pressed the buttons for her. Others were not so fortunate and froze or left the meeting. Indeed two key speakers never turned up at all. Probably just as well as the tensions grew. Ah well. Let’s see what outcomes have been agreed.
I’ve written my Thankyou notes for these events. No reply. No feedback. Nothing. Mmmm. There is a theme developing here!
Link to my notes at the HoC
Diane Jandard
Design Manager, Writer, and Speaker
About
Diane holds a Master’s in Design from Columbia University and is passionate about building effective teams, and leveraging design to create high growth products.
She currently manages designers at Dot. She has previously managed design teams at Arrow, cofounded a company that was acquired by Parenthesis, and spent a few years as a freelance designer.
Originally from Canada, she studied in Paris and London, worked in Singapore, and is now based in San Francisco. She loves books, yoga, and wine.
Speaking
Design Conference, 2019
Designing Teams
San Jose, CA
Design x Mental Health, 2019
Speaking Out
San Francisco, CA
Impact for Growth, 2018
Building Compatible Teams
San Francisco, CA
Get in touch
Diane is always available for side collaborations and talks worldwide. If you want to chat about design, books, wine, or anything else, don’t hesitate in reaching out.
Writing
Lessons from remote interviewing
April 2020
What design mentees need
December 2019
How to foster collaboration
November 2019
Daily Stent. I cannot cure you but I can make you laugh (citation Jerome) 
Wow!!!!
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