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Milla's R had a fall
Posted Mar 18, 2012
As you may know, my R is in his late sixties. Yesterday, he left his flat to come visit me, he lives in the next town, so he took the train.
As he got off the train, he saw that the bus that stops 20 meters from my house was about to leave, so decided to make a run for it, to catch it.
Unfortunately, he didn't pick his feet up enough, stumbled on the edge of the pavement and fell headlong. It went so fast, he didn't even get his hands out to catch himself, but landed on his cheek.
People helped him onto the next bus, gave him a tissue to hold against his eyebrow, which got a crack from his glasses.
He came home, but I wasn't there - Pepe had a concert in church that I attended. (Great concert, she had a lovely solo, and the guest artists were great too). So Son met him at the door, knees buckling from the sight of blood, but helped him get an ice pack for his eye and paper for the nose, that also started bleeding.
About 1½ hours later, I returned home, and found him dozing on our bed.
He was decidedly groggy, slow to answer and very swollen around the left eye. I made the instant decision to take him to A&E.
He had fallen at around 6.30, and it was now 8. It didn't take too long to get inside the doors to the triage area, and get the first questions done with, but then the waiting began.
Some blood was taken, and after a couple of hours, he was moved to a 'lie down waiting room' where they put his bed on wheels. Well, bed is too nice a word, very narrow thing on wheels, with an orange plastic covered pad for a mattress and a strip of paper for a sheet. At least the back could be lifted up, and he had a pillow.
After another hour or so, he was sick from the nosebleed he had swallowed, which eased the nausea considerably, but the headache was really bad. Some nagging at the nurses produced tylenol after a while, and when that kicked in, he could rest better.
More beds were pulled in, six patients in the end, and some had family for company, so it got crowded. Also, coffee machine was there, so patients from examination rooms, ambulance staff, nurses, police and so on came to get coffee. TV was on, but I turned the volume down to almost silent, and put it on "the Knowledge Channel", which had some english castle documentary on. No one changed it later... better than loud sports!
At about one a.m., I asked when he might get into an examination room and seen for a doctor. The nurse said, he's very far down the list (as in not remotely dying) and there was a lot of drunk fighting in town apparently, they were very busy. I wonder if St Patrick's is getting to be a drinking reason here too?
Realising that it would be hours to a single room, R now resting better and in less pain, I decided to go home.
Both kids were still up, although it was past one. Son, of course, he couldn't sleep because of worrying, and Pepe too.
So, at around 2 a.m, I guess I slept.
This morning, R got a CT scan, and they discovered that his cheek is fractured. The doctor had missed that in the night (4 a.m.?), probably because the eye was really swollen still, and the bleeding had stopped. I suppose they were mainly checking for brain haemorrage. Luckily no internal bleeding. But still, fracture was found.
I came to the A&E at about ten, and around 11.30 a doctor came. He was really good, gave a good exam and lots of explaining.
And then we went home. Had lunch, and then a long nap.
So, now we wait for the Ear-Nose-Throat specialist to call for an appointment, looking at the skeletal damage, and probably scheduling surgery, and an Eye specialist to look at the double vision. 
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Latest reply: Mar 18, 2012
Milla had a lovely time in Manchester.
Posted Feb 19, 2012
So now you know that. I'm not quite sure what to write just yet, I'm still overwhelmed by the love flowing around this adorable group of internet weirdos.
May the next meet be soon and affordable for *everyone*
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Latest reply: Feb 19, 2012
Milla is planning for Manchester
Posted Feb 13, 2012
* Tickets printed (or what you call them printouts...)
* Badge finished. Ugly, but mine. All mine.
* Map printed.
* Bag chosen. Not packed.
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Latest reply: Feb 13, 2012
Milla introduces Peculiar Pepe
Posted Dec 9, 2011
So, I'd like you to meet (again, for some of you) my lovely daughter, Pepe: U14926655
I know I don't have to ask you to be nice to her, but I am a Mother after all... 
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Latest reply: Dec 9, 2011
Milla has a cat on loan
Posted Dec 3, 2011
Daughter of a friend went to Egypt for a week, so now we have a 
in the house again. I wonder why the kitties here all are of that colour? 
It's funny how you can see differences so clearly - this one is heavier, but much more quiet walking around the house. Trillian was a real stomper of a cat. Puma has a proper meow, and knows how to purr, Trillian hardly learned to meow like a cat in four years, and her purr could be felt, but not heard. Puma has a rounder head and smaller ears than Trillian.
It's nice to have a pet in the house again, though.
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Latest reply: Dec 3, 2011
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