This is the oddest story I think I have ever read. A specific shade of brown paint was produced from pilfered Mummies. These were stolen mummies which had been originally thought to have medicinal properties as did many paint materials apparently, they were used by apothecaries, and then someone, somewhere, discovered they made a fantastic brown paint. Eventually artists discovered the source of their favourite brown paint and the use gradually petered out although not until the ‘60s did the practice stop altogether due to a lack of source materials. This was a story I was lead to by How to Geek and is well worth a read. When all the mummies have been dealt with in the movies, now you know what to do with them.I was going to write another pity me section, but after hearing a friend had a TIA I feel guilty about doing so. However, it was not a fun experience. We were heading to the bowling alley. Got to the
elevator, felt a tad faint but figured it would pass. Matt went to the garage I went to sit in the lobby. Still feeling dizzy, told Matt I wasn’t going so he went to the garage to park. Big mistake I should have got him to come with me. In the elevator I fell to the floor, luckily I slid down the wall. Eventually I managed to stand (thank god there are rails) tried to open the door and a friend was there. Asked for help but I was on the wrong floor. He held on to me until we got to my floor and virtually heaved me to my door. Matt had arrived by that time. I was gasping for breath, shaking and sweating. Matt said my pulse was tumultuous. The two of them got me on the bed and once I was horizontal I started to recover. I guess I was fainting and neither the blood nor the oxygen was getting to my head. This was a pretty scary. They were going to send for an ambulance but I didn’t need it in the end. Not sure why this happened – I dozed for an hour or two and finally woke up starving. I have been a bit shaky ever since, but nothing like I was. Last time I did that was when I was about 18.So, sorry, can’t be bothered to hunt for a recipe tonight. My apologies.
Have a great day
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Hi Jo - hope you are still recovered now .. that doesn't sound a good experience. Take care and rest up .. .with thoughts - Hilary
ReplyDeleteThanks Hilary. I think so. I was teed off to miss bowling though
DeleteJo, Sorry to hear of your fainting spell. I've had this happen to me caused by dehydration (at Cedar Point and) or low blood pressure, just in the last year or so. Get yourself checked out and take care. The blogging can wait.
ReplyDeleteThanks Denise. I will get myself checked as soon as I can. It's not funny when it happens.
DeleteOMG! I hope you are OK. Maybe your blood sugar dropped?
ReplyDeleteNo JoJo, I checked that as soon as I could and it was fine. I had just had lunch anyway.
DeleteWhat a terrible experience! Wise, like you are going to, to have it checked out. Could be so many things indeed! Hoping today is a better day!
ReplyDeletebetty
It was rather Betty. Yup, fine today, fine once I lay flat
DeleteIt sounds like you had a close call there Jo. Take it easy over the weekend, we're rooting for you.
ReplyDeleteThanks Spacerguy. I replied to you once but it got eaten by cyber space.
Deleteget thee to a Dr! It could be low blood sugar but it could be blood pressure or anything. You poor thing-that is scary and yes-please whine about it because it is scary and you need to vent. I hope you are feeling better today but please make an appointment to see your dr next week.:-)
ReplyDeleteWill as soon as I can Birgit. It wasn't low blood sugar, took that straight away. Didn't take BP til today, it was quite high.
DeleteWhen something like that happens I always feel like my body is letting me down. I've had incidents like that after eating food with too much MSG. The fact you recovered so well from it hopefully means it was just an anomaly and it doesn't happen again. Take care x
ReplyDeleteThere was no reason for it Pinky, not that I am aware of. But I agree, it was one of those anomalies. Very odd. Last time I remember something similar I was about 18.
DeleteThank goodness you weren't seriously injured, but it must have been a frightening experience. I agree with Denise that this could've been caused by dehydration. You may also want to rule out a UTI, or possible blood clot. Those symptoms are still fresh in my mind, because of what my mom went through. Maybe you were especially light headed from not eating enough, or it could have been a reaction from a new
ReplyDeletemedication. In any event, your doctor needs to give you a thorough exam. I hope you feel better, Jo. Oh, and what an unusual source for brown paint!
Julie
Actually, found a bump and bruise on my back last night. Sore but nothing serious. Certainly not a UTI I know all about those, one made me really ill in Feb this year. I had also just eaten my normal lunch and no new meds. I will get it checked out, but none of the things I can think of seem to apply. Thanks for your concern.
DeleteGood to know it wasn't anything serious. Take care.
ReplyDeleteThe Mummy Brown paint is quite revolting actually. I wonder how it smelled.
Thanks Whatsup Guy.
DeleteI never thought of that, it can't have been too bad or nobody would have used it.
I did miss this post. o, I hope you'll get this sorted soon.
ReplyDeleteMummy paint sounds nasty, I'd be afraid of some sort of contamination.
I will Dixie.
DeleteThing was, people didn' know what they were buying for a long time.
How frightening for you, Jo. I'm glad you seem to be recovered though.
ReplyDeleteYes it was frightening Helen. I didn't know what to do as I was alone. I guess if I had had any sense, I would have laid down on the sofa in the lobby where I was waiting instead of trying to make it back to the apartment.
DeleteOh my gosh, what a spill. I hope you're not feeling dizzy anymore.
ReplyDeleteNeat about the paint. Gross, but I like that stuff.
Nope Ivy, thank goodness. Felt really lousy whilst it was happening. Amazing how fast I recovered once I was lying down.
DeleteWeird though isn't it? Someone commented about how it would smell.