very bad morning

[Vicki_Krystal]

and its only 8.30.

my elderly grandad was in the bathroom this morning splashing about as he does when it suddenly went very quiet.

i then heard very laboured gasps for breath and when i tried to get in the door was locked.

after about ten minutes ( which felt like 3 hours at the time) i managed to get thru the door with the use of a now very broken chair!

my grandad was unconsious and not breathing as he had fallen with his windpipe on the bath and had all his weight on it.

i managed to get him breathing again and called an ambulance which has just taken him to hospital.
luckily my mum (his daughter) got here in time to go with him in the ambulance.

they suspect a bleed on his brain as he had one last year also and the symptoms are very similar.

vibes please for my grandad. they are much needed.

 

[jenbleep]

How awful for you

Hugs to you, and healing vibes for you Granddad - I hope he gets better soon

what a morning

 

[NoCollection]

<<<Hugs>>> What a heroine you are. Very clear-headed in an emergency. Well done. I do hope that your grandad is OK.

 

[Vicki_Krystal]

thanks jen.

im just having a cup of coffee and then i will go down to the hospital

 

[RedDevil]

{{Hugs}} Hope he is ok, you were very clear headed in helping him, must be an awful shock. x

 

[frannieuk]

Huge vibes for your Grandad and well done you! Doubt that a lot of people would be so calm in such a crisis.

 

[jenbleep]

i am really bed in a crisis - i panic and get all dramatic

so well done Vici

 

[Vicki_Krystal]

i didnt feel calm though.

im trained as a flight attendant and just remember thinking how im so much calmer on the aircraft than i was today.

im assuming its because he is a family member that made it harder rather than some person i have never met before if that makes sense.

anyway just been told there is no point me going down to the hospital as it will be hours before i see him as he is having tests.

will go and do horses i think - a bit of normality!

 

[Joya]

Oh Vicki, how awful for you, am thinking of you x x

 

[Weezy]

((((hugs)))) Vicki - hope the rest of your day is less traumatic x

 

[jenbleep]

nope - i totally understand that, if it was a family member of mine i would have been wailing

 

[MurphysMinder]

Sending you hugs, and healing vibes for your Grandad. Well done for acting so calmly in what must have been a very scary situation.

 

[vicm2509]

Big hugs to you, and massive healing vibes to your Grandad x

 

[Hovis_and_SidsMum]

Well done for being so brave and calm in a horrible situation.
Healing vibes for your Grandad.

 

[rabatsa]

You still did well. One reason we have a lock on the bathroom door that can be opened from the outside with a coin or screwdriver (put in place due to children getting locked in

).

 

[Flicker]

Oh God - all my thoughts with you and your family this morning. Well done for acting so quickly. Huge hugs and positive vibes coming your way!!

 

[Baggybreeches]

Gosh you are very brave! I hope he is ok. Sending vibes now.

 

[Bright_Spark]

Sending hugs and positive vibes for you and your family

 

[miller]

Hugs heading your way - you did brilliantly

- hope your grandad is ok

 

[Thistle]

Well done for coping, it shows why we should all have training in first aid. When there is a problem it helps as you just go on to auto pilot.

 

[cazza]

Lots of healing vibes being sent to your Grandad. At least you were there at the time and managed to raise the alarm and help him.

 

[Damnation]

Well done for dealing with it the way you did, you may not have been calm but you saved his life!
Vibes and hugs heading you way, hope he recovers!

 

[Syrah]

How terrible for you all.

<<<<<<<<<healing vibes>>>>>>>>>>>> for your Grandad

((((((((Hugs)))))))))) for you.

 

[christi]

well done vicki for keeping a level head .. vibes for your grandad xxxx

 

[trundle]

I'm really sorry to hear about your Grandad, vicki, sending good vibes for him. You did really well - its relatively easy to deal with a crisis involving strangers, but when its people you love, its much harder to be detached and professional !

 

[Fairynuff]

Big hugs and a prayer being sent for your Grandad. Mxxx

 

[FMM]

Thank goodness you were there and heard (or didn't hear) him. He owes you his life - you did a fantastic job.

 

[harvgj19]

I'm sure your Grandad will be very glad you were there. Big hugs and positive vibes for his recovery.

 

[jhoward]

hugs coming your way, best wishes to you and the family

 

[missshell]

I hope your Grandad is ok xx