Mam had a nasty fall yesterday morning. A paramedic came to take a look, took blood pressure readings and temperature. No immediate signs of breakages but recommended GP look at her on Monday. In the meantime, if she were to take a turn for the worse, we were to call again.
In the mid-afternoon (after the women's tennis final) she started calling out. I went down to her and found her very distressed. She said she was feeling unwell (she'd hardly touched her dinner) and was pointing to her upper chest. I called the paramedics again and gave Mam 300mg of aspirin as instructed over the phone.
The medics came and decided to take Mam into A & E. We were at the General for about 7+ hours during which time she had a blood test and an X-ray. Then she was taken to the emergency assessment ward in the Leazes Wing of the RVI which we reached I'd say well after 11pm. After she was checked in - looking a lot happier, I'd say - I came home.
Apparently she will be assessed today and possibly sent on somewhere else - the doctor to whom I spoke even suggested the Freeman.
I got home after midnight. No signs then of cat having made a mess (that was after he came in this morning - I am popping a note through Gerry's door).
Mam's brown bag was here - so it was never missing. I was careful not to make any false allegations at the hospital because I was never sure that it had left the house.
Apart from that I shall phone the hospital soon and visit her this afternoon.
We must get things sorted.
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