Lack of potassium will stop my heart from beating

My family got a scare today.

I received a desperate call from my mom. She called me on Joel's phone.

Mom: "How come you never pick up your phone?"

Me: "I'm having din.."

Mom: "Jeremy fell from bed and cannot move.. He is on his way to TTSH.. Can you.. (voice breaking) come.. TTSH.. quick?"

Me: "Huh...? OK!"

I quickly finished my dinner and ran to change.

When i reached TTSH, my mom sitting outside A&E. My dad is with my brother.

Me: "What happen?"

Mom: "I don't know.. Your granny called and told me Jeremy fell and injured his back.."

Worried and no update from anyone, i called my dad who was with my brother.

Dad: "Your brother.. Die la.. Going to be paralyse.. Must be he went drinking until he don't know what he's doing.. Die la.. Going to be paralyse.."

Me: "Can you stop talking nonsense?! What did the doctor say?"

Dad: "Don't know.. They're still checking on him."

Me: "Duh!"

After 3 hours hanging around A&E, we finally get to see my brother at his ward.

Me: "What happened to you?"

Jeremy: "I woke up this morning, trying to get out of bed, the next thing i knew, i fell and landed on the ground. I thought i hit my back.. I couldn't feel my limbs and i couldn't reach for my phone to call for help. I shouted and shouted but no one can hear me.."

Me: "How come? Where the hell is everyone?"

Jeremy: "Stepmom is sleeping, Minghui at school and Dad in his room."

Me: "No one can hear your shouts?!"

Jeremy: "Yup.. There is lift upgrading going on outside and they were drilling outside, so cannot hear. Then Stepmom passed by my room at about 4-5pm and heard me.. Then Dad came in and saw me lying on the ground."

Me: "Huh? That means you've been lying on the ground for 6hrs?"

Jeremy: "Yar, i was lying on the ground. I couldn't even reached out for my phone which was just above me. I couldn't move at all.. The medic thought i have neck injury and had my neck supported with the neck brace."

Me: "So what did the doc say? Is it because you drank too much last night?"

Jeremy: "No la, i wasn't drinking. Doc say my potassium was abnormally low.. And it has nothing to do with drinking last night. Doc cannot explain why my potassium dropped so much in a span of 24hrs. Anyway, i had 3 bags of potassium drip.. I feel much better but i still have to see the heart specialist."

Me: "For what?"

Jeremy: "The lack of potassium will stop my heart from beating.. So need to see specialist to ensure my heart is ok.."

Me: "....."

When i left for home, he was his usual self. Gotta visit him tomorrow.

Bless him, my Lord.