Demelza day and what a day! Heather is ill but in at work, Linda was in a funny mood and late morning a lady collapsed outside the shop and so we called an ambulance. We managed to get her on a chair but she was cold, so Linda took blankets out for her. She was then so cold that we borrowed a wheel chair from the Cathedral and wheeled her into the shop. 999 told her not to eat or drink. Poor lady sat there just waiting, waiting. She had a feeling she had dislocated her hip. After 2 hours we called 999 again. They suggested she get a taxi to the hospital!!!! She phoned her husband, an elderly man who drove down to see if he could take her. By this time I think he was in shock too and when I told him where to reverse the car, he drove it into a post! Poor soul. Lauren and I with the help of a curtain thought we may be able to swivel her into the car seat! No way, she couldn’t even put her foot down or move from the wheelchair. She was going very pale and so we told her we would ring 999 again. We told them no way, she would have to wait for the paramedics. They did say she could have paracetamol. No one had any, so I ran to Superdrug to get some for her. Someone came from the cathedral asking for the wheelchair back. We told them we would return it the following day.
Two more phone calls and eventually after FOUR hours the ambulance appeared. Even the paramedics said how bad it was waiting all that time and told us to complain. Well, it wasn’t their fault. I don’t think I had realised just what a state the NHS is in. The paramedics tried to manoeuvre her in the ambulance then gave up with that and carried the stretcher back into the shop. They had to lift her. Poor lady. They were such a nice couple and kept saying they would come back with a donation when they were sorted! We told them to just concentrate on themselves for now. She was taken off to Margate and her husband was going home as he was diabetic and had to have something to eat. All this went on amongst all the customers. But the shop takings were good.
Christmas has arrived in the shop
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