Irene Lowe, 84, was left without food or water for five days at University Hospital of North Staffordshire (pictured). She was told she couldn't eat or drink before surgery but the operation was cancelled five times
In some cases, a report may not be persuasive in nature but instead is an archival record for future generations. For example, data on the distribution and frequency of rabid skunks in a certain year may be of use to future epidemiologists in deciding whether the incidence of rabies is increasing.
In fact, many (if not most) inventors write the Backround as if it is a history of the invention, which causes the Background to be written as an invention record. The Background, however, is NOT about your invention. Further, you should never describe the history of your invention in a patent application.