Mother fell. She ended up sitting, back against the wall, like a weary-looking soft toy on a slow edition of The Repair Shop.
I called the emergency services. While I was on to them, I told them my underactive thyroid medication had recently delivered me a massive dose of adrenalin.
You hear about adrenalin allowing people temporary uncanny feats of strength – a child lifting the end of a tractor to free a trapped lamb.