My mum rang me last night and said she just needed to talk to someone. She had been filing off the bottom of the bathroom door so it would go over a new bathroom rug she had bought the previous day that was a bit bulkier than the previous one and said she had come over all odd, as though all her thoughts were merging together in a kalidescope. She said she felt as though her heart was racing a bit, but linked to her feeling nervous.
She then told me the same story 5 times with no recollection of having told me, saying things like.... "I can't seem to get my thoughts into order. Let me try and think of something normal to talk about" and then proceeded to repeat the story about the bathroom rug.
I rang NHS direct to see if she needed urgent treatment for anything and then rang her back. She started to tell me about the bathroom rug again and then said she didn't know why she had rung me. I had already asked my mum's neighbour to pop in and asked to speak to her and she said the same and suggested I go up. I did so and by the time I got there she seemed much better, but had no recollection of repeating the bathroom rug story and had a very dry mouth.
We had a long talk and I think I might know what it could be. I'm deliberately missing something out of this story as I think it could be rather leading.
Does anyone have any ideas on what could have caused this reaction in my mum? Your thoughts very much appreciated