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madamesilverspurs

(15,806 posts)
Tue Jan 18, 2022, 10:16 PM Jan 2022

Family

My younger brother woke up in an ambulance on Sunday morning, with no memory of how he got there. His wife said they were still sleeping when, around 6am, he started screaming and shaking, his eyes open but unable to see. At the ER they stabilized him, then administered CTscan, MRI, and EEG. None of those procedures revealed the cause, and he was released Monday evening with referrals to a neurologist and instructions to refrain from driving for six months. He says his muscles are a bit sore, but that he otherwise feels just fine. He’s 68, retired, decent health history, fully vaxxed and boosted (in spite of being a still-ardent Trump supporter). We’ve all rallied around him and his family, and he’s promising to keep us posted. And, in spite of the fact that this is the most we have heard from him in over a year, we’re all glad that he still knows we’re here when it really counts, so there’s that.

Meanwhile, holy cow.


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Family (Original Post) madamesilverspurs Jan 2022 OP
That is very scary wendyb-NC Jan 2022 #1
It is so hard getting old. So much shit happens. LizBeth Jan 2022 #2

wendyb-NC

(3,330 posts)
1. That is very scary
Tue Jan 18, 2022, 10:22 PM
Jan 2022

I hope he follows up with his Dr. I hope you are okay, his sudden episode is a definitely a what the heck moment.

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