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Originally Posted by Aurelius710
So... my mom is in the ER. I get a call from my dad saying that he found her sitting on the couch, aphasic, agitated and seemingly blind. He was only gone from the house an hour and a half. So, naturally he called an ambulance and gave me a phone call.
I rush down to find her fighting with the nurses, aphasic and sporting a fever of 102 with a pulse of anywhere from 120-135. Lowest I saw was 118.
My educated guess was infection that's now affecting her brain. The two admitting doctors taking over her care seems to be thinking the same.
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Originally Posted by Moose72
How are things going today? That sounds very difficult.
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Surprisingly good! Happily good! I'm sitting next to her in her hospital bed and she's been lucid. I've had full conversations, and while her brain is still a little frazzled (understandable given what happened), the fact we've been talking is amazing!
What happened is still up in the air. No sign of stroke or brain trauma which is excellent news! Infection is still the likely cause, but where the infection is coming from is eluding the doctors. All the likely culprits are fine, so they're having to look further afield. I'm very curious myself as to what happened.
My mom is snoozing away right now, which is excellent in and of itself, so I'm probably gonna head home and get some sleep myself. My dad's planning on coming back in at first light, so she'll have someone there when she wakes up.
As for me:
