Dramatic entrances

Anyone made any of these - accidently

One of my g.daughters is just about to celebrate her 16th birthday, and I am reminded of the Thursday she was botr.

My daughter was in hospital in Brighton, a tower block hospital. I recieved phonerom her partner all about her birth that morning, and told that visitors were only permitted in afternoon. Fine by me, I lived in London. So I contacted work to say I would not be in -(they had been expecting this), got some flowers and teddy bear and drove down M25, and M23 in good time.

Arrived at hospital at .1.45 to be told there was no parking available, even with my blue badge. Drove back a little way, to pakt car in side road and caught a bus back to hospital.

One of the two lifts was out of order, so waited ages to get the other one and went upto top floor for maternity. There I discovered that postnatal was a floor below, did not want to wait for lift again, and took the stairs. Just before I reached that floor I tripped, falling forward and hitting the locked ward door with a great clang!!! Staff rushed out to find me sitting on the ground, with my walking stick and surrounded by remains of bouquet, etc. I was in tears from shock, and had my hand to my forehead where I could actually feel an enormous bump developing just above my right eye.

They wanted to take me to A&E, but I said I wanted to see my daughter and newest g.child and all I needed was a cup of tea and some ice, and they reluctantly agreed. Put me in a wheelchair and took me to daughter's room. Before they took me in they went in and told her 'Your Mum had an accident', she was quite calm, and heard her say 'I guessed it was her making that noise!'.

She and gdaughter were fine, when I left a couple of hours later she suggested I book a hotel overnight. Fortunately, I did not, and drove back home, which was fortunate, as when I woke in the morning the right eye was totally closed and my left eye had difficulty in opening in sympathy.

Took a good fortnight for me to make a total recovery. I did go to work on the Monday and saw the look of disbelief on people's faces when I told them I had 'banged into a door'!!!

My granddaughter has been often told the story of this and thinks it quite hilarious.