Geoff's physician (a doctor Dr Asheen Haripersad, I think, I probably have the spelling wrong) suggested he might be having atypical tonic clonic seizures, and I think that's a very likely scenario. The fact that earlier yesterday (the same day, in other words) he fell at about lunchtime and was very disorientated. I thought it was a slight concussion and was just going to leave it, but when he fell again later the same day, it was a bit drastic! I heard a loud crash and then breaking glass. I screamed and ran through from my computer. My son Michael came running in too (he is staying on our property at present, in the converted garage) and staunched the bleeding with his hand. It was quite deep, the cut. We debated whether to take him in for stitches or to just wait until today when he had an appointment with a doctor (coincidentally) but then our neighbours, who came through to help, said they would help get him into the car and into the hospital. Which we did. THis was his injury - not all of it. The thing both Michael and I were concerned about, was the cut over the top of his head. It was superficial, but it was across the very delicate skin covering the muscle and then the brain (no protective skullbone there) and so we decided he had better be seen by a professional. I messaged our Dr Landau - who's been his plastic surgeon for 15 years - and he said to tell the hospital he would like to stitch it himself. And he ordered a CT scan. So today he is being operated on under anaesthetic.
Tuesday, 14 April 2026
Monday, 13 April 2026
Just to make a note ...
I keep a record here of when Geoff falls. He has just had another fall. It was a bad one in that he didn't know where he was when he sat up. Well, to be accurate, when I sat him up (using two footstools and two pillows). It took several minutes for him to realise where he was. he kept asking where he had been. He asked me that four or five times, I replied each time. It reminded me a little of the time Michael fell off the swing, so I imagine he was concussed. We are going to a doctor tomorrow (about his itchy skin) so I will mention his fall then.
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