But this week, I want to draw your attention to those times when you can’t deal with a health problem alone and must seek professional help.

There is a lot of good information online about conditions which require urgent medical intervention.

Here are some of them: pain on swallowing, persistent vomiting, a fever that won’t go away, a tummy upset lasting more than three days, severe pain anywhere in the body, heavy bleeding, shortness of breath and hitting your head and feeling dizzy or confused afterwards.

You might want to check out the full lists on the NHS website or any other health site you trust.

Today though, I want to highlight four specific situations because I happen to know men and women who believed they were quite healthy, but who experienced these crises in recent months.

I am going to start with eyes which, I’m afraid, most of us take for granted till something goes wrong with them.

Unfortunately, problems do arise as we age, and some of the problems are such that we should see a doctor urgently or even go to A&E.

Certainly, if you have trauma to the eye,........

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