I'm glad you are OK! What a fright!
Thanks for the reminder about heat/high temps. and meds. I know I've got a few meds with this warning.
Where I live, it isn't just the high temperatures. It's the heat combined with the humidity, giving awful heat index values. It can be 88 degrees F here but have a heat index "feels like" temperature of 100 degrees. We have travelled through temps. nearly 110 driving from Houston through New Mexico, Arizona, and then California (father-in-law lives near LA). 110 with low humidity did not feel nearly as awful as 95 degrees F with 80-95% humidity. It's rare that the humidity drops below 70% here in the summer; usually, it's at least 80% if not 90% or higher, and thanks to recent rains, it is also crawling with mosquitoes.
I nearly did myself in with a walk this morning. Usually, I walk shortly before dawn, but I slept later than I meant to today, and the sun was already up. I walked for an hour. I guess the temperature was around 80 and then warmer. There wasn't much shade, and when I came in, I felt like collapsing, took off all my clothes except my undergarments and just lay on the floor (carpeted) until I had cooled down and guzzled several glasses of water. I really wanted to lie in the bed, but I didn't want to get it all sweaty and have to wash the sheets.
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