Just got a call from Dad's care home, they are worried about him today as his mobility has not been good. Dr wouldn't come out (literally next door, but still) and so they called 111 who advised calling paramedics, so they called them out and they didn't want to admit him (and no-one wants him to go, of course). The paramedics reckon he's probably got an underlying UTI and the heat has made him very weak. He's in one of the areas which has a weather warning and it's very hot in his room so they are trying to keep him cool, get him to drink and getting him some antibiotics. It does make me think how quickly he can go downhill though, really glad he is in residential care and not living on his own any more.
I think I'm hoping people will say this can happen in heatwaves and he'll bounce back but I know people do get very poorly when it's hot.
I think I'm hoping people will say this can happen in heatwaves and he'll bounce back but I know people do get very poorly when it's hot.