Yesterday morning we woke as usual, I made him his morning coffee. All normal. Went through to the kitchen to do his cereals for breakfast. Wasn’t gone 5 minutes but when I walked back into he was having a seizure. The ambulance was here within 10 minutes and they were great. In A&E they did various tests and said the ecg was showing an abnormality. I had to leave him in A&E last night as the stroke ward was full and they still want to do the MRI. He bit his tongue really badly while he was having the seizure so it’s now huge and purple and very sore.
My poor Oli is so gentle and uncomplaining just very confused. I don’t know if he will be admitted today or if they will allow me to bring him home. Today the stroke ward is moving from the first floor to the second floor. 1 lift large enough for 1 bed so that will be pretty chaotic too. I hope I’ll get hI’m home but really want that MRI done first. The last time he was in he lay in his hospital bed for 6 days before they got round to doing the MRI and it showed he had a massive clot. I really don’t want that to happen again.
Another day in the life of a dementia sufferer and the carer.
My poor Oli is so gentle and uncomplaining just very confused. I don’t know if he will be admitted today or if they will allow me to bring him home. Today the stroke ward is moving from the first floor to the second floor. 1 lift large enough for 1 bed so that will be pretty chaotic too. I hope I’ll get hI’m home but really want that MRI done first. The last time he was in he lay in his hospital bed for 6 days before they got round to doing the MRI and it showed he had a massive clot. I really don’t want that to happen again.
Another day in the life of a dementia sufferer and the carer.