Until Tuesday my 82yr old uncle was able to do the crossword, answer questions on Pointless and had started doing DIY for my cousin.
On Wednesday he woke up in a panic that the DIY was going badly wrong and became increasingly confused.
On Thursday he was ‘a different person’. Doing things he never does - one moment crying, another apologising for the past, another sitting in silence, another repeating words over and over again, another being anxious, another talking about weird views of the world and reality, another being paranoid.
He was checked by paramedics, GP and A&E who did physical tests, blood tests, ECG, and CT Scan and could find no sign of infection or stroke. He initially struggled with memory questions but has since ‘passed’ them.
He was seen by the GP again on Friday who felt that the decline was too rapid so sent him back to A&E. He eventually saw another doctor who agreed it needed more investigation. However this can’t be done until after the weekend.
Is this similar to anyone else’s experience? The doctors don’t seem to have any explanations.