Hi Bob ... what a dreadful time you, and especially Mrs Fox, are going through ... awful to see a loved one in that situation ... the old saying about creaking gates is very true.

Hugs to you both x

Thanks Twink, and you are right about the diabetes connection.

Mrs Fox and I were advised to attend the hospital early this morning as her Dad had taken a turn for the worst. We were not expecting him to last the day out. We have spent the whole day there with him and during this time we had visits from the doctor who explained that the steroid treatment he was receiving for his loss of sight was responsible for the extraordinary rise in his blood sugar. His deterioration seemed to continue throughout the day despite him being intravenously fed with insulin, saline and dextrose, and after an ECG it was found that he had also suffered a Heart Attack.

Unable to convince Mrs Fox to come home where I would cook us some dinner, she elected to stay and continue her vigil. I left for home and didn't expect to find the old gentleman alive when I returned. But what a surprise, the colour had returned to his face, and he seemed a lot more coherent. We finally left the hospital at eight, and hope that his recovery continues.
We'll see what tomorrow holds.....

With the right care diabetes problems can be sorted very quickly, so maybe that contributed to his improvement. Just remind Mrs Fox that, if he manages to pull though all his problems he may need her help... so she must also look after herself.
I hope things go well today.

Hope you all are coping Bob, no words really is there? As I said previously old age is very cruel.

A very worrying time for you both Bob, good to hear he has improved a little. He is in the right place at the moment, they will look after him and they won't allow him home if they think he won't be able to cope.

Thinking of you all x

Another early morning scramble when a six am the hospital rang and said he was having a bad time so I rushed Mrs Fox through but I returned home for my Tuesday morning run....
I know what you're thinking, but it's my way of coping.

Just rang up the hospital now and he's still hanging on so I'm off to see him.......