My Dad's pretty poorly. He was on a Med cruise last week, and on Tuesday he fell over and banged his head. This triggered an epileptic fit of some kind, which triggered what seems to have been a TIA - his second. He was taken to hospital in Corsica, the next landfall.
As if this wasn't bad enough, in the small hours of Thursday morning he started coughing and throwing up blood from his lungs and stomach, and was rushed to the ICU. Thank God, this turned out to be relativly minor - esophageal bleeding due to Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease exacerbated by total immobility. I didn't get much sleep that night, I can tell you.
He's stable, out of the ICU, and very much more comfortable now, but we still don't know when he'll be well enough to travel back to the UK. Thankfully, he's not on his own.
It's been a fraught few days...
Posted to Family by Simon Brunning at June 14, 2004 12:59 PMOh no... sad to hear that, and I wish him better soon.
Posted by: Tracey on June 14, 2004 01:37 PMDoes your father have epilepsey or did he have an unrelated seizure?
Posted by: DeanG on June 14, 2004 04:02 PMHe's never had a fit before, so we are hoping that it's a one-off, but it was an an epileptic fit, we are told.
Posted by: Simon Brunning on June 14, 2004 04:05 PMThe epileptic fit was caused by the trauma as he fell and hit his head. I've just spoken to him - sometimes mobile phones are wonderful - and he sounded slurred but much better and was able to joke. And notice the nurses.
Posted by: Sujatin on June 14, 2004 05:00 PMThanks, didn't mean to get clinical in a time of concern, but I'm close enough to one with epilepsy that careless and joking associations strike me to the core. With further thought I now see how the definition is appropriate this scenario.
Best wishes.
Posted by: DeanG on June 15, 2004 03:49 AMHeard the awful news via Lou and Grant who were in Collers Wood to meet Bob to veiw falt. Les told them . I was /am very concerned and wated to get in touch, please.
Can you e-mail me back, Simon, or call 01258-454675.
Am really worried and all thoughts with you and the family.
Don't be beaten Bob, we are in there with yah!
Posted by: stuart+kathryn+ lou+ charly on June 15, 2004 04:10 PMOh man- very sad news - our prayers (albeit hippy ones) are with you.
Posted by: Mark Matthews on June 22, 2004 12:59 PMHope all gows well i will pray for him.
Posted by: Paul on July 1, 2004 02:47 AM