I'm guessing your good buddy Gordon's relationship with his Ducati wasn't the only thing that went wrong
Is he working on a silver CL?Washed it and then took it for a drive over to Phil at Welwyn Merx to book it in for a service in a couple of weeks.
Yes, your car was up on the rampsIs he working on a silver CL?
I think his woes started way before that, the relationship with his Ducati was fineI'm guessing your good buddy Gordon's relationship with his Ducati wasn't the only thing that went wrong
Gnnnnn open wallet surgery in action!Yes, your car was up on the ramps
Holy mother of god! What a tale!Not so nice but:
Left home a week ago Saturday 6.30am. Wasn’t feeling good with a heavy chesty cold by about 7.30am, in busy traffic, I became unconscious whilst still in a queue of slow moving cars (30ish)! No other vehicle was involved, my beloved E350 coupe parked itself on a metal fencing adjacent to the main dual carriageway having deployed an airbag and registering itself as needing recovery with the German factory site at Saxony-Anhalt which then generated 5 calls to my mobile number in 5 minutes....
Unconscious and unresponsive a ‘passer-by’ has come to my aid and called for police and ambulance support- he starts CPR, (think Vinny Jones and Stayin’ Alive), cardiopulmonary resusitation - this is hard work to maintain after 10 mins, I am in the hands of ambulance response team, they apply a shock to my heart in total 10 times and they achieve only a poor unsustainable electrical rhythm they stop my heart in order to restart it. I arrive by ambulance at Kings College emergency cardiac unit central London.
My partner receives a knock at the door, at home, from the police...
She mobilises my 3 kids to travel the 60-90minute journey to the specialist unit at Kings College Hospital.
My heart, has meanwhile been returned to a sustainable rhythm, 10 charges delivered, but the ‘deadtime’ Is not known and brains deteriorate fast in the absence of an oxygenated blood flow...
I’m unconscious and full of drugs in the company of some of the country’s foremost heart specialist’s in a chemical induced coma, my partner and my two girls 19 & 22 are driven by my son 21 soon, they are warned about the precarious nature of my outlook and the brief history leading up to this point...
I am awoken after X-rays reveal 7 broken ribs and a fractured sternum, a CTI Scan confirms the above and no visible damage to the heart or major infrastructure, an MRI scan is being arranged for a more in depth understanding a to help provide a further treatment plan if physical damage or arrhythmia is evident...
My luck:
Well I’m writing this a week later, only 8 out of 100 people survive a similar cardio event in a clinical scenario - I managed to jump some other , big, big potential hurdles in this unfortunate scenario...
The stories my kids tell me, of which I have, no recollection, a look, a roll of the eyes whilst seemingly otherwise vacant, a hand squeeze, silly things really, but my kids held faith and I’m able to write about it now.
I pray I meet the CPR giver who despite breaking 7 ribs and fracturing my sternum, initiated my life preservation story. London’s ambulance service who shocked me 10 times...
Kings College Hospital Cardiac Unit and the Center of excellence that it has become, the experts and trainees alike who have delivered me back to a life, against all the odds.
My kids for the weird ‘we knew’
When you rolled your eyes, even though you couldn’t speak! You squeezed my hand like only you do...
The car, my pride and joy, as yet damage unseen, delivered me unconscious, to a safe stop, before phoning home like a Germanic Alien Friend....
I hope Aviva live up to the reputation they market as their main asset....
Make the most of the time being waited on hand and foot as you know when you get home it will all end!I’ve probably got at least another week in hospital, I write this having had my status today reduced from ‘critical’ to a simple cardiac unit patient, the ribs are agony especially when you laugh, cough or worse still hiccup.
I’m hoping the car is a repair proposition, but, no comms yet from Aviva’s people...
Trust me, I was truly blessed here, I should be in much more trouble than I am, so far, may it stay that way!!!
My Christ Frosty. Our deepest and most heartfelt wishes for a full recovery, for you and the E350!!!Not so nice but:
Left home a week ago Saturday 6.30am. Wasn’t feeling good with a heavy chesty cold by about 7.30am, in busy traffic, I became unconscious whilst still in a queue of slow moving cars (30ish)! No other vehicle was involved, my beloved E350 coupe parked itself on a metal fencing adjacent to the main dual carriageway having deployed an airbag and registering itself as needing recovery with the German factory site at Saxony-Anhalt which then generated 5 calls to my mobile number in 5 minutes....
Unconscious and unresponsive a ‘passer-by’ has come to my aid and called for police and ambulance support- he starts CPR, (think Vinny Jones and Stayin’ Alive), cardiopulmonary resusitation - this is hard work to maintain after 10 mins, I am in the hands of ambulance response team, they apply a shock to my heart in total 10 times and they achieve only a poor unsustainable electrical rhythm they stop my heart in order to restart it. I arrive by ambulance at Kings College emergency cardiac unit central London.
My partner receives a knock at the door, at home, from the police...
She mobilises my 3 kids to travel the 60-90minute journey to the specialist unit at Kings College Hospital.
My heart, has meanwhile been returned to a sustainable rhythm, 10 charges delivered, but the ‘deadtime’ Is not known and brains deteriorate fast in the absence of an oxygenated blood flow...
I’m unconscious and full of drugs in the company of some of the country’s foremost heart specialist’s in a chemical induced coma, my partner and my two girls 19 & 22 are driven by my son 21 soon, they are warned about the precarious nature of my outlook and the brief history leading up to this point...
I am awoken after X-rays reveal 7 broken ribs and a fractured sternum, a CTI Scan confirms the above and no visible damage to the heart or major infrastructure, an MRI scan is being arranged for a more in depth understanding a to help provide a further treatment plan if physical damage or arrhythmia is evident...
My luck:
Well I’m writing this a week later, only 8 out of 100 people survive a similar cardio event in a clinical scenario - I managed to jump some other , big, big potential hurdles in this unfortunate scenario...
The stories my kids tell me, of which I have, no recollection, a look, a roll of the eyes whilst seemingly otherwise vacant, a hand squeeze, silly things really, but my kids held faith and I’m able to write about it now.
I pray I meet the CPR giver who despite breaking 7 ribs and fracturing my sternum, initiated my life preservation story. London’s ambulance service who shocked me 10 times...
Kings College Hospital Cardiac Unit and the Center of excellence that it has become, the experts and trainees alike who have delivered me back to a life, against all the odds.
My kids for the weird ‘we knew’
When you rolled your eyes, even though you couldn’t speak! You squeezed my hand like only you do...
The car, my pride and joy, as yet damage unseen, delivered me unconscious, to a safe stop, before phoning home like a Germanic Alien Friend....
I hope Aviva live up to the reputation they market as their main asset....
No, it won’t do a back axle!Jesus Frosty , what a story , and what a good result that blood was still being pumped around by the initial cpr . I was wondering where you were for the last week (at least you have a good excuse ) . Best wishes for your recovery .