thursday evening. i tried to stay awake but i kept falling asleep so made the decision i was going to bed. stephen watching the football. all he had to do was walk from living room to bathroom to bed. easy! i woke up suddenly at 12. not in bed so took it he'd fallen asleep in front of tv. no, not in bathroom. then i heard him calling from the kitchen. on the floor after bending down trying to turn a light off under the table. one of those sensors that comes on and lights up the kitchen. for the first time ever i couldnt get him up. i tried and tried for an hour. so the need to phone for help. 911, 999, 111, how do i know who to call. so i went for 911. seems to have been the right one but i asked for fire. wrong choice but in portugal would have been right choice. so gave my details. well i did eventually when i could remeber my telephone number, postcode and all the rest. probably should have info next to the phone. made stephen comfortable on the kitchen floor and sat and waited. paramedic turned up about 2 hours later. got himback on his feet, checked him over and back to bed. next day i was exhausted.
sunday evening. stephen gets ready for bed. kicks off his slippers but when it comes to his underwear he loses his balance and falls to the floor. once more i need to phone for help. this time a recorded message unprecedented calls to emergency services, long wait. so i think make him comfortable and call in the morning. sound asleep my phone rings and SW ambulance services calls 2-3 hours after my call. then a call from a private number asking me to let them know if i need an ambulance. i try to call back but have to go through emergency services to update why i called. about 3am an ambulance arrives and 2 lovely women help stephen to his feet and check him over. they wanted to take him to accident an emergency as he'd been on the floor for so long. all we wanted was to go to bed.
its unnerving calling for help. made me feel hopeless but it has to be done. i hurt my back, shoulder and thighs trying to get him up. waiting for an ambulance most of the night certainly doesnt help because i felt terrible the next day. must keep information close to the phone so i can read off what they need to know. there should be another service for not life or death just a general help line.
sunday evening. stephen gets ready for bed. kicks off his slippers but when it comes to his underwear he loses his balance and falls to the floor. once more i need to phone for help. this time a recorded message unprecedented calls to emergency services, long wait. so i think make him comfortable and call in the morning. sound asleep my phone rings and SW ambulance services calls 2-3 hours after my call. then a call from a private number asking me to let them know if i need an ambulance. i try to call back but have to go through emergency services to update why i called. about 3am an ambulance arrives and 2 lovely women help stephen to his feet and check him over. they wanted to take him to accident an emergency as he'd been on the floor for so long. all we wanted was to go to bed.
its unnerving calling for help. made me feel hopeless but it has to be done. i hurt my back, shoulder and thighs trying to get him up. waiting for an ambulance most of the night certainly doesnt help because i felt terrible the next day. must keep information close to the phone so i can read off what they need to know. there should be another service for not life or death just a general help line.
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