Hi Everyone,

I decided to put this in the General Forum so that more people would see it.

Just letting you know that yesterday afternoon, Beth was taken by ambulance and admitted to PA hospital in Brisbane.
She thought the shortness of breath that she was experiencing was an asthma attack but it seems that it was her heart and she has Atrial Fibrilation.

She has had "bucketloads" of drug therapy and numerous tests. She also had an ECG this afternoon but does not have the results of that as yet.

I have been in contact with her several times today and she is now sounding far more settled and much better than she did earlier.

Looks like she will be "camped up" and being cared for in PA for the next couple of days.
She said to say g'day and she hopes it won't be too long before she is back on here giving cheek again.

Cheers. Pam.

Get well Beth, hope your are well enough to go home soon.

Thank Pam for letting us know.

Thanks for letting us know about Beth. Hospital is obviously the best place for her at the moment.

Hope she's soon out and rearing to go again. Our thoughts and best wishes are with her.

Cheers,  Robyn   

Get well Beth and trust that they look after you at that camp site. Hope to see you back on the road again ASAP. ThanksAm for putting the info up on the site, please give Beth oleanest wishes for a speedy recovery.

Brian and Cheryl.

Thanks Pam.

Get well soon Beth, Hospital is not the playground you know or did you have a "Brain Fart" and forget that minor detail. I will make contact when I'm in your area after April.

On second thoughts, I reckon you might have thought it was the playground with all the male nurses around :) 

Gday...

Thanks for the news Pam. Say Gday to Beth for me. Get well and join us soon.

Cheers - John

Thanks Pam for letting us know

Beth I wish you a speedy recovery my dear

John

Thanks Pam for letting us know.

you are not feeling well Beth, do they have toilets and showers at that site? need to know in case we are ever over that way. 

It will not be long before you are running around again

Now just to cheer you up

_wombat_ wrote:

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Thanks Pam for letting us know.

you are not feeling well Beth, do they have toilets and showers at that site? need to know in case we are ever over that way. 

 

 

It will not be long before you are running around again

 

Now just to cheer you up

 

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 Do you have to dump your own port a loo Beth??

Now that you have been able to get in to Facebook on your phone you should be able to also get in to Grey Nomads. I can on my little phone. I can read it all but haven't worked out how to reply to anything.

Give it a go and you might be able to keep up with the news.

Will txt you again later and see how you are going. All the best.

get well soon. kind regards. Rocket n Strop

UPDATE ON BETH:

I have just spoken to Beth.
I told her about all of your good wishes for her speedy recovery and she asked me to say thanks to everyone from her. 

She is still not allowed up to have a shower so they are giving her "bird baths" until her heart rate is more stable.

Looks like she will still be "camped up" for a while...
On the plus side...at least she doesn't have to empty her own porta loo or grey water 

I will keep you posted.

Cheers. Pam.

Thanks for the update Pam, please pass on our wishes to Beth. I  hope the PA staff are looking after her well.

CnV wrote:

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Hi everyone I'm Carol, Beth54 s friend from way way back.

I've just gotten home from a visit to see Beth at the hospital she is doing well and just has to
Take it easy. She beeps now and again. I took her up some books and goodies and chocolate so
She is sorted now!
I told her about everything I could remember on here and she was pretty chuffed.
Anyway we had a chocolate and a laugh and a talk. Did us both good.
Thank you everyone.

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 good to hear Beth is improving, now in regards to her beeping, you need to let the Dr's know asap as it maybe she needs her batteries changed, if the Dr's are not sure the batteries go in somewhere around the bum area, 2 double A's should last a couple of weeks. 

Now chocolate is not good for somebody who is not well, I suggest you send all chocolates to

Wombat @ Wombat Hole, 

C/o Wombat Gully Post Office

NSW 2587 

ASAP

aussietraveller wrote:

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Hi from us Beth we hope your recovery is quick and complete our forum needs you back, and pam if you are talking to her soon tell her the forum needs her urgently as wombat and dougwe are getting a bit carried away.

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 Dougwe is getting MORE than carried away 

aussietraveller wrote:

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Hi from us Beth we hope your recovery is quick and complete our forum needs you back, and pam if you are talking to her soon tell her the forum needs her urgently as wombat and dougwe are getting a bit carried away.

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 Ha! Ha!...will do

Beth was not responding to the medication so the Dr. changed it earlier this afternoon.
Hopefully that will do the trick and she will soon be back home.
We can't have her getting too spoilt with all of that waiting on and being fussed over with choccies etc;  

Wombie...shame on you trying to nick Beth's chocolates...
I'm gonna' tell her on you and then you'll be in BIG trouble!!