As you know, Pauline had a fall in March and has had severe walking difficulty since. Yesterday I took her to the local health centre to see the doctor regarding her gout problems. Whilst there she had a blood test to see the level of uric acid.
We then left the health centre and halfway to the car she fell and we had to call an ambulance. The health centre staff were extremely supportive and helped us greatly. The ambulance eventually arrived after about an hour. Yesterday was a day when there was an inundation of 999 calls for ambulances. Add to this the rural situation and you can see why it took so long.
An X-ray established that Pauline had broken her femur high up the bone. Today she will have an operation to pin the bone. The hospital will try to get her a bed in the High Dependency Unit after the op. What the prognosis will be I cannot tell at this stage but we should know pretty soon.
In the meantime I am visiting each day and supporting in every way I can.
Watch out for an update!
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