Near death experiences are not funny, honest.

For me it all started with a phone call at work.

My Dad suffered a heart attack today. Mum, obviously very shaken,
picked up the phone and dialled, pretty much on auto pilot...

"My husband has chest pains and a feeling of pins and needles in his
arms..I think it's a heart attack. He's not at all well, please can you
send an ambulance."

"Madam, you should call 999, we're a veterinary surgery."

Anyhow..second time lucky, paramedics were on the scene pronto. Dad's
been in hospital since lunchtime, hooked up to monitors and such like,
he claims he feels ok, a few days in the coronary care unit will tell
for sure.... Doctors suspect a blood clot from a routine operation he
had a few weeks ago.

So, with nothing else that could be done for a while Mum remembered
she'd actually booked to take the dog in at the vets for it's
inoculations. This could be squeezed in before hospital visiting
hours... so I offered to take her, at least it might keep her mind off
things.

And, during idle conversation with the vet she started to say.... "I've
had a really bad day, my husband had a heart attack and is now in
hospi....."

The vet kept a very straight face, but I could see her pain. Nobody
knew whether to laugh or not.

Until later where now the trauma is over it again seems funny, Dad was
most amused by the tale when I saw him, which is good...

And that's my evening so far.

 

the cont known as _Ginge says...

heh, hope the dog survives (1)

(1) and your Da too.

 

_Ginge says...

Hope the old boy recovers soon, give him my regards and tell him I know
what he's going through. He could even end up as good looking and happy
go lucky as me if he's really lucky.

You take yourself off to bed and rest as well, you're going to be busy
over the next few weeks.

 

I've been busy for the past few.. no change really.

As I got the news I just switched off the PC and left the office, dunno
when I'm going back in yet.. Someone else can field that shit, it's
unimportant.

 

Ah. Dunno whether to larf or cry. Laugh, I expect, as he's OK.

Cheating death seems to run in the family. Tell him to look both ways
before crossing the road, once he's discharged from hospital.

 

_Ginge says...

That's exactly the attitude to have at this moment in time. Work can go
**** itself, family matters more.

 

It was somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the

Oh bugger. Pass on my GWS, willya.

--

Dave

GS 850 x2 / SE 6a
SbS#6 DIAABTCOD#16 APOSTLE#6 FUB#3
FUB KotL OSOS#12? UKRMMA#19 COSOC#10

 

Hope he's ok and back home soon.

Best wishes from us.

 

Too right. I have to attend my uncles funeral weds next. My dad and mum need
us all at the moment.

 

****. Take care, GWS to your Dad, and if you need any help with anything,
there's lots of ukrmers much closer than me.

 

Champ says...

I only have one member of family, she matters.

 

That will give him something to smile about. While you're running
about after them remember there are people near who'll run around
after you.

I'll even wear the nun outfit as I'm doing it.

Tell him GWS.

 

You're still in that mood aren't you? You know the cure. <hums chorus
of song>

 

Tired. A lot on my mind. Plus a book to finish before I can sleep.

<g>

 

In _Ginge <> decided to enlighten our sheltered souls with a
rant as follows

snip most of very important stuff.

Was the dog ok?

Good stuff, GWS to the dad of Ginge.

(even though I'm not a reg or clique member)

--
Pete M - "Hater of FWD Vauxhalls"

Mercedes 260E
Ford Capri (ressurection starts soon)
COSOC #5
Scouse Git extraordinaire. Liverpool, Great Britain

 

# Whiplash aerial, racing trim

 

GWS to your dad.

 

Heh, parents do cause more worries as they get older.

Be strong for your mum.

--
Dan L (Oldbloke)
My bike 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr
M'boy's bike 2003 Honda NSR125R
Spare Bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X
BOTAFOT #140, DIAABTCOD #26, BOMB#18 (slow)

 

Wot he says.

 

You know my family then.