[Syndrome]

A new one. My father ended up in hospital this week and was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation. Thursday morning he looked very unwell and we measured a resting heart rate of 150 beats per minute. Apparently he was up all night struggling to breath and collapsed a few times when he tried to walk around the house. I asked him "why didn't you call 000"? To which he responded "what will the neighbours think"? WTF? You're health is more important than the local gossip! But to the wogs reputation is everything and you don't show your frailties or vulnerabilities as these as regarded as signs of weakness.

Thankfully he is still with us.