Hospital 'sent patient on 23-mile walk home'
I was literally clinging on to bramble bushes as I edged along the hedgerow in the face of oncoming traffic. I was shattered, freezing, I felt giddy and I lost my footing more than once.
Mr Rees had been at home in the village of Llanwrda, near Llandeilo, on New Year's Eve when he was hit by a bout of uncontrollable coughing and shortness of breath. He was examined by a paramedic at home, who called for an ambulance to admit him to hospital.
After X-rays, blood tests and an examination Mr Rees was told he could go home.
He said he walked 10 miles before encountering a police officer who urged him not to walk any further because it was "too dangerous".
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