Dad's had the all clear and is on his way home from the hospital ...

Now - he just has to stop falling over ...

Dad seems better.

He's still in the Observation Ward, but the physios have had him up and walking.
Now he just needs to be checked by the doctors to see if they can find why he's falling and then, hopefully, he can go home.

I can't go down and see him as the clutch is out on the car and needs to be fixed ...

But he's not really ill, so I'm not feeling too guilty.

Dad's back in hospital.

The retirement hotel just phoned (3.15 am). He had a fall and banged his head. A bump and concussion - so they've taken him in to A&E,

I'm not going to rush down ... He was conscious all the time - just a little dazed. Once they've checked him out, they may not even keep him in overnight (although I expect they will, and send him home tomorrow).

It seems to be a slow decline ...and it's horrible.

Dad's out of hospital, back at home and feeling a lot better.

Me, I think it was that beer we brought him back from Prague. He started walking as soon as he'd downed it and hasn't looked back since.

We'll take some more with us when we go and see him next weekend ;-)

Well ...

I made it down to the south coast where he lives in 2 and a half hours. He looked good - although very weak. Moving about in the bed was something of a struggle - and he was also wired up to monitors, which didn't help. But he was delighted to see me.

I spent something over an hour with him; the ward was hot, but he had his own personal fan, which helped. They think it was the heat that caused this ...

It could have been a heart attack; more likely it was angina. He hasn't had many angina attacks since his heart bypass six years ago - so it's not good news if he's now getting them again. They'll be keeping him in a few days and running tests, but all looks well. We're going to Prague if things continue to be steady over the weekend, and then I'll see him as soon as we get back.

Mel

Well ... I've spoken to the hospital.

They are saying 'stable' which is a good hospital word. The one you really don't want to hear is 'poorly'.

So ... once the air cools a little, I shall leap into the car and drive the 150 miles ... see him and make sure he's ok ... and then drive back.

I'd like to take him a book ... but he isn't into reading much at the moment - which is really sad. My parents were always totally omnivorous readers ... a habit they passed on to me.

When he was in hospital a couple of years ago, I took him the first Harry Potter, which he loved ... as did the rest of the ward. They were furious when he was discharged before they'd all had a chance to finish it. He read the second with equal pleasure ... flagged a bit during the third - and has never managed the fourth. I'm not sure whether it's his age or lit crit.

My Dad's been taken into hospital with heart trouble - still waiting to hear how he is.

Hopefully it's minor, he'll be in overnight for observation, and Greg and I will still be off to Prague on Monday - till Friday.

If things are not so good - I probably won't be going to Prague, but I won't be posting either.

I'll use my live journal to keep people up to date if I'm rushed for time.