And this is 'Good' ?

I don't think so.

I posted earlier in the week how our two elder sons (Nos.1&2) were admitted to our local hospital on consecutive days for different reasons. So many of you have been solicitous of their welfare, for which they and we, Herself and I, are very grateful.

Number 1 stayed overnight and one day before they released him, having deduced that an infection had caused his agonising and painful gut problems. Actually, it was a recurrance of a very old problem, one which he's had for some 20 years.

He is home, thankfully, revovering, and is back at work.

No.2, however, is something different. He went in, when was it? - Monday I seem to recall, when Herself took him to A&E as he was suffering from sudden pains in the chest and left arm, then right arm and then all over.

He was admitted there and then. They did all the heart monitor things with those electric pads all over the place and took blood samples etc. They said that the heart was OK, but said nothing more. As far as I'm able to report, from what has been told to me, they have told the lad nothing either.

He hasn't been seen by any specialist that he's aware of. He hasn't been made aware of any treatment program either, only that they constantly monitor blood pressure, temperature etc.

He's bored out of his mind and not knowing is playing on his mind.

Now, as to our own deductions, we can only surmise. From my own experience, they ruled out a stroke by the absence of tell-tale chemical in the bloodstream. We do not know what happened with the lad in that respect.

Herself is concerned because of what a friend told her. No.2 Son displayed exactly the same symptoms as did her (the friend's) daughter of the same age - sudden pain, loss of use etc. She was diagnosed with a mini-stroke.

The Lad told his Mam that several of his ward mates asked him what he was in for. Of course, the Lad didn't know, but described his symptoms. As one, they all said 'mini-stroke' - BUT WE DO NOT KNOW THIS OFFICIALLY!

We are not expert, and we have every right, as does the Lad, to know what it is, if anything, they have discovered and for what he is receiving hospital attention, and if nothing, then why is he detained there in the first place? The Lad is of a Majority, but being disabled, we are his Minders, as Herself is mine.

I myself deduce that they are monitoring and that conditions can be discovered by the simple blood pressure/temperature readings, heart rate etc - but it would be nice if they were to tell the Lad what is happening, don't you agree?