So OH has fallen in the bedroom tonight whilst getting undressed. I was undressed and washing in the bathroom when I heard him fall. Once I saw he was ok I said I'd just go back to the bathroom to put some item of clothes on before helping him to get up. As I walked back to the bathroom his fall detector started dialling for assistance. We live in a bungalow so I belted into the lounge to turn it off. I started back to the bathroom when I heard it dial again - so again I belted into the lounge and turned it off again, on my way back to the bathroom it started to dial again - so I checked in the bedroom and he's sat on the floor with his hand firmly pressing down on the wrist watch, presumably trying to switch the damn thing off but was actually setting it off again! At this point I screamed at him 'take your hand of the watch' and belted back into the lounge to turn it off once again, with the dog running behind me barking like mad because I had shouted.
I then went back into the bedroom to help him to get back onto the bed when the phone started to ring. The Call Centre who look after the fall detector just calling to check everything was ok as there had been 3 abandoned calls for help!!
Thankfully managed to actually get him onto his knees to help to pull himself onto the bed without too much trouble and within 5 minutes he was asleep. I, in the meantime, am wide awake with my heart pumping away!!
Such is the life of a carer!!!
I then went back into the bedroom to help him to get back onto the bed when the phone started to ring. The Call Centre who look after the fall detector just calling to check everything was ok as there had been 3 abandoned calls for help!!
Thankfully managed to actually get him onto his knees to help to pull himself onto the bed without too much trouble and within 5 minutes he was asleep. I, in the meantime, am wide awake with my heart pumping away!!
Such is the life of a carer!!!