Scary Stuff!!!

Amid all the reportage on Hurricane Milton, I got a phone call from one of David's friends who he is visiting right now on a mini RIT reunion. (This a half hour after I had talked with David.) Seems he suddenly said he didn;t feel quite right, got up to go to the bathroom and passed out for a few moments. He was a bit confused when he came too but eventually recovered, Still, his friends did the sensible things and called the EMT's, who carted him off to a Rochester hospital. Three hours later he has seen a doctor, had blood drawn, has all kinds of checks and they are keeping him for observation overnight. Seems the major issue was dehydration and low blood pressure. I hope they let him go tomorrow and that he takes it easy, maybe even stays in Rochester an extra day or 2. When he called me and talked about how pissed off he is, I reminded him that Kelly is just a phone call away. So this is why I will likely never let him travel by himself again. Meanshile, the scenes from Florida are just heartbreaking. So much water, so much wind. And all in the dark. I can only imagine the devastation that will be seen tomorrow. And most of those people hadn't even finished clearing away the debris from Helene. Friday UPDATE: After almost 24 hours under observation and a couple of tests he's out of the hospital and with his freinds (Keith and Don) at their vacation rental. No firm plans in place to get him and his car back home but Don and Mimi will likely assist and I might have to travel to NH to meet them. Will know more later today. If that happens, his return will be delayed by atleast a day. Apparently by New York law, since he blacked out he cannot legally drive. Firmer than ever in my resolve to not let him travel without me.