Tales From The Crypt - Sunday 10th July 2022

The radio alarm clock wakes me with the sound of 'French Disko' (A.K.A 'French Disco' in some versions), the first tune on Radcliffe & Maconie today, and a rousing way to start the day.  Great tune and love the lyrics, especially:

"It's said human existence is pointless

As acts of rebellious solidarity

Can bring sense in this world

La résistance"

...and then things rapidly went downhill

1. Carers inform me E doesn't look well and is not very responsive.

2. She takes a COVID test and it's negative.

3. Nevertheless, the carers ask me to contact the out-of-hours doctor as they are concerned.

4. I speak to a doctor who arranges for a doctor to come and check her over.

5. Doctor arrives.  Does tests. Thinks she has an infection coming on.  Starts E on antibiotics.

6. A little later I hear E coughing. It sounds bad and rapidly this changes into gurgling as if she's underwater. I get son #2 to look over as he doesn't have COVID. She's not looking good. From a distance, I can see foam coming from her nose and mouth and she is struggling.

7. Despite what has been discussed, I call 999.

8. Dispatcher determines it's urgent and ambulance and paramedic on their way.

9. Paramedic arrives oxygen down to 70% and he shifts a lot of the secretions by suctioning. Her oxygen is closer to normal.

10. Ambulance arrives and she's going in, alone.

Around 9 p.m. a doctor calls and says she has COVID.  She's on a high level of oxygen, antibiotics (in case of chest infection) and steroids to treat the virus.  Not much can be done tonight.  

Stereolab / 'French Disco' / (loads of places including...) 'Oscillons From The Anti-Sun'

[[La résistance]]