Sunday, 13-07-23

Good morning, one and all, and a very happy Sunday to everyone.  The sun is playing hokey cokey at the moment and the forecast is for a bit of rain but also quite a lot of fine and sunny weather too so it's fingers crossed and hope for the best.

Yesterday ended up a very 'odd' day.  
I had a very early message from Beth telling me that there had been a bit of a medical emergency over Friday night and Alex had been bluelighted to our local A&E following a dramatic faint and several spells of super low blood pressure and heart rate.  They were home again , Alex was stable again and they were sure he was OK, tests showed nothing but he needs to see his GP this week for further tests and try not to worry.  (I wish!)
(Was that why I didn't sleep well that night?  Who knows.)

He was fine all day yesterday although a bit battered and bruised from when he fainted rather spectacularly through Beth's bedroom door - no, not literally through, he knocked it open - and subsequent attempts to take blood for testing (they couldn't - he is like Beth in that way).  Poor man, he hates needles and really wasn't happy at all.
Beth said the paramedics were superb, the resus team were waiting for him so there was no hanging around in A&E and all in all, thank goodness for our wonderful NHS service.  But there's no arguing that Friday night was not an experience either of them want to go through again in any kind of hurry.

I'm taking my BP monitor over later this morning - Alex may as well have some current readings for when he sees his GP.

So, one way and another, that mucked up the day.  I didn't go round - they both just wanted space and time to try to relax and sleep - but I did have an online chat with Beth.  Just a short one as she was tired and aching all over.

We didn't have the fish and chips - I suppose we could have met without Beth but that seemed very mean and anyway I wasn't in the mood either so we have rescheduled.  No problem.

After that drama of a day, I'm hoping that when I go over, all will be well.

And I am hoping for a calm and gentle day today doing nothing very much and not worrying.  For all of us.
Take care.  xx