h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Nice to hear from you, Bel!

Real life can be a lot of work, can't it?

Hullo Bel. Goes without saying but I'll say it anyways, you are sorely missed from these here parts.

Real life is quite busy with socialising.

Internet life is busy with lots of things.

Good to see all my friends here.

Well, hello stranger! glad you seem to be well, as other's have said, you've been more than a little bit missed, round these ere parts

Aww. It's lovely to see you all again.

Hello, Bel!

Hi Bel. I hope you and your family are all enjoying good health!

Hi Danny.

Elektra, we're all fine. My parents are getting noticeably older and frailer, though, so my sister and me go up there for a short visit every few weeks.

The old couple where I go house cleaning once a week are getting worse, too. She keeps falling.

On my way to the shop this morning, I saw their son's car parked in front of their house. As it wasn't even 8am (and they usually only rise past 8am), I knew this meant trouble.

So, on my way back home, I stopped there to inquire after them. Ida had fallen again, that's why their son had been there - to pick her up.

She was still in bed but wanted to get up, so I stayed for a while to help her get up and dress.

Then at around noon, they called: she had fallen again. So my husband and I went to pick her up again.

I talked with their son, who told me, when he had gone there again at 10am, she had fallen, so he picked her up.

I'm very distressed.

Something needs to be done. Their son wants to get them some professional help, so we need to convince them to agree to it.

We'll check in on them again tonight, before we go to a birthday party.

Hullo Bel!

Lovely to see you here!

*waves*

Hello,Bel....


I do hope you'll be able to help assist the family in getting professional assistance for the woman...


Nice to see you round these days.

Thank you, MS. Nice to see you.

Things g´have taken a bit of a dramatic turn since I wrote that. On Sunday, she was transferred to hospital, where they found that she had had a stroke. She's still in hospital. Social services are not yet able to advise anything.

Ah....


Well...let's hope for the best...

Yes, we can but hope.

Sorry,but I have to ...

My RL now rudely invades...


Take care,dear...

Bye Ms, take care.

Hi Bel. A friend of ours was very fragile and unwell for sometime. In due course his condition got so bad that he was rushed into hospital and admitted to a care home. It took a while to persuade him that he needed help, a while and a crash, but he is there now and he is much better.

Yes, if there is nobody at home who can take proper care, and if the condition is very fragile, a care home is the only option.