Humbled

That ambulance ride to the hospital was the first time I had ever felt I was in real trouble. I’ve got myself into a state before for sure, silly self-inflicted nonsense, but not like this. The care that the ambulance crew and the doctors and nurses gave me was kind, thoughtful and respectful. The A&E department was so busy I couldn’t believe what I was seeing, I felt completely humbled by the people working in this environment. I felt ashamed how difficult the environment they were dealing with was and I suddenly felt very unworthy in the grand scale of life when comparing my own contribution against that given offered by these people. After about 4 hours of tests and discussion they decided that they thought I had something called a ‘TIA’ which is a kind of ‘mini-stroke’ which is something that can sometime signal an impending larger stroke. I was booked the next day to be sent to a ‘TIA Clinic’ in High-Wycombe to have follow-up tests and was sent home. Go here to the start of the journey. Go here for next blog entry. Go here for previous blog entry