Fasting

[polly]

Scientific research shows that to function properly the brain needs fluids (amongst other things)
Long periods without any new fluid will, without doubt affect a human beings concentration
I do not think that any religion should be allowed to interfere with a persons basic functions especially if these affect the rest of us

 

[Benipete]

Yep, she gets up at 3 to make a meal for her husband, and then after eating and failing to get back to sleep she comes into work looking very very tired.....

Well then she is a very silly person.There is no reason to do that so it must be by choice.As Cashy said they can eat anytime after sunset and anytime before sunrise.

At the moment that gives them a 12 hour window - Must be after the sympathy vote - Won't get it here.

 

[cashman]

Yep, she gets up at 3 to make a meal for her husband, and then after eating and failing to get back to sleep she comes into work looking very very tired.....

then to me, thats not a woman, its a SLAVE. no need fer it at all.

 

[WillowTheWhisp]

I wonder if she does it voluntarily or if it is 'expected' of her by her family?

 

[cashman]

I wonder if she does it voluntarily or if it is 'expected' of her by her family?

commonsense tells me, there is underlying factors in it, no one would do that voluntary.

 

[BERNADETTE]

I wonder if she does it voluntarily or if it is 'expected' of her by her family?

Can't see any woman volunteering to get up at that unearthly hour but you never know

 

[MargaretR]

She does it because he expects her to = male dominance and control

 

[WillowTheWhisp]

OMG! I have just been to collect my repeat prescription and have been served by an Asian lady who didn't just look tired, she looked positively ill. She didn't seem able to concentrate. When a colleague spoke to her she took a while to respond and seemed to be struggling to think. I have a regular repeat prescription but one item is not on the same form as the others because this one isn't actually issued until I have been for my monthly check-up. She told me they didn't have that one. I could have ended up trailing all the way to the doctors, only to discover that it wasn't there because they did actually have it! Now that's not too serious for me as I did eventually get the item but what about someone who finds it difficult to get about? What worried me even more was the possibility that someone who looked and acted so sleep deprived could end up dishing out the wrong prescription to someone. I see why you brought the subject up Lindsay. I have never known anyone fasting for Ramadan to look so strained and tired/ill before.

 

[lindsay ormerod]

Highly unlikely that you would have got any wrong items, all prescriptions are checked twice and the surgery you use have been having some "issues" recently with repeat prscriptions, but I am glad you can see what I mean and why I am concerned, makes you wonder about the doctors and surgeons eh?


( Thankfully the fasting will be over tomorrow !)

 

[Neil]

OMG! I have just been to collect my repeat prescription and have been served by an Asian lady who didn't just look tired, she looked positively ill. She didn't seem able to concentrate.

I hope your pills are in a blister pack so you can actually check the contents are what you should have. If they are loose in a bottle you could have anything.

 

[Benipete]

If you need to fast at least do 40 days and 40 nights in the dessert and give the sensible people a break from your religious rantings.

Good luck.

 

[WillowTheWhisp]

I hope your pills are in a blister pack so you can actually check the contents are what you should have. If they are loose in a bottle you could have anything.

Yes they are in blister packs and identifiable as what they should be but it just doesn't seem right that anyone should have to work when they look so obviously tired out. I know if I lose sleep for any reason (like being kept awake by a cough) I can't think straight at all the next day. I don't think it's so much the fasting that's the problem as the lack of sleep.