Sealed Pot Challenge ~ 19

Sue-UU

Hi all Potters! A very good day to you all. Enjoy the rest of the week.

• I hope everyone is well and not too low in spirits. However, if you're not feeling well in any way, do get much better soon.
• Meanwhile, however you're feeling get well soon, and for now, love and virtual hugs from us all here at SPC ❤️

Very well done again ThriftyPrincess40! You're doing so very well

Ah Rutland area then Vicky, and there was me thinking you lived and work down south.Excellently potted TopCashback!

I hadn't a clue where Rutland was Ant!

Oh what a wicked heat Siju, I saw yours on the news yesterday, another in Cornwall too, plus our precious New Forest too! It picked up again today after being under control last night. Those poor firemen must be exhausted even though they have back up from other counties, poor chaps. So many diversions my old school friend told us. It'll take a good while for them all to recover, but recover they will, we need plenty of rain now, I think we'll get it in the winter too due to the La Nino effect which starts in the southern hemisphere. Have a truly amazing holiday! We'll be thinking of you. Excellent potting.

£30 transferred to SPC.

So sorry to have been MIA, but…

T & I were off on our mini break the Sunday before last, sadly that didn't happen. We got some way past Exeter, then T's left hand slipped off the steering wheel on his knee, tried it again, but the same thing happened. Luckily there was a layby on the dual carriage (thank goodness) way so he pulled in, and his arm then started shaking and his left leg like a dead weight!! I think we both guessed what was happening, some sort of TIA/small stroke. I tried out the FAST technique, but thank God nothing was wrong with his face or speech. He rang 999 and told them what had happened, they said they'd get an ambulance to us ASAP.

It took about an hour which didn't surprise us as 3 ambulances sped past us, an accident on the A30 perhaps.
When the 3 paramedics arrived, they asked what had happened, marvelous people! They checked him over. The lady asked if T minded if she drove our car to the hospital, he gladly told her not at all, but told her it was automatic, she assured him she was used to them.We sped off with the other paramedics and soon got to the hospital. They rushed him in and checked him thoroughly. Later, a Dr gave him a month's supply of blood thinners as well as increasing his BP pills too. They told us he needed to go to the stroke clinic the next day, but not to drive for a month.We phoned our daughter and SIL, our DD later drove us home after everything was complete, her hubby in their car.T had an appointment from the hospital the next day to go in on Tuesday, even though a Dr at 1 of our (now 4 surgeries all in different towns!) told us it takes ages!! 

He had all the relevant checks done and an MRI done on Wednesday to see if there was no blockage in his neck nothing showed up or on the other tests, and after the main Dr spoke to us all afterwards, she was far more concerned about his BP which showed on the scan!! The poor chap's been trying to see a Dr for a few weeks as we've a monitor here all they kept saying was go to A&E, not too stressful for a few hrs wait! She reiterated about not driving for a month and that if he has another TIA during that month he can't drive for 6 months, very wise indeed. At least his BP is ok now and he's slept a lot and feels so different, thank God.
If you haven't already got the app '3 little words' on your phones, please do as we'd have been lost! Oh what a day my friends, fortunately looking back on it all, he'd had a lot of headaches prior to the weekend and was very stressed (high BP and heat). he's slept a lot since, all helping him heal. Bless you for listening my dear friends ❤️

• Sue
• Declaration Day for SPC 19 is October 22nd.............BEFORE --- BUT NO……LATER, please!
• If anyone would like to join us, please just ask at anytime and you will be made most welcome

AntoMac

Crikey Sue what a terrible time you’ve had. So glad to hear that T is now doing well. Make sure you both take it very easy. This blasted never ending heat certainly can’t have helped. Were mearly at the middle of August so surely it must cool down soon.

siju

So sorry to hear your news Sue. Look after yourselves, hopefully a respite in the heat will help. Sending big hugs xxxx