I've a brother who is currently in hospital.
He was taken on by ambulance from the home he lives in.
He is paralysed following a spinal cord injury 7 years ago. He also has angina.
He was taken to hospital as he had a chest infection and became very breathless (this can be a serious problem for people who are paralysed) and an irregular heartbeat. I have been in touch with the hospital and they have told me that he had blood tests which show "deranged blood", I asked what that meant but they didn't really say. He also has low sodium and calcium and excess fluid, though he's also dehydrated.
Like I said, I asked the nurse to explain and she said that he seems fine in himself and they'll send him for a heart scan and repeat the tests later.
But this all sounds like a lot. And "deranged blood" sounds pretty scary. I live so far away and feel so adrift.