Hi Debbie. My brother will be 62 in two weeks. Thanks for your suggestions and your well-wishes. MA
________________________________ From: Deborah Gerard <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, September 2, 2010 8:45:44 AM Subject: Re: CS>Need some ideas, please I would get a second opinion....I had a co-worker who was fired because for no reason she downed all of her medication and we are driver's for a ambulance co. She went to disp. and told them what she did and said she had not really remembered anything that whole day of where she went and what she said. The have her on some new med's and if they don't work they are going to do surgery on her frontal lobe. She was fired and they knew when they hired her that she had epilepsy. I am wondering if there is a group also on Yahoo just for this subject that you could pick some brains there too...but I am sure several will give you great answers here, How old is your brother? My co-worker is early thirties, Best of luck to you Mary, Debbie ________________________________ From: MaryAnn Helland <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, September 2, 2010 9:24:37 AM Subject: CS>Need some ideas, please My brother is in trouble. On Father's Day, he wanted to call my Dad and wish him a happy day -- my Dad died in 1996. Recently, he (brother) was on his way to a location very near where he lives -- and ended up in a town four towns away. On Tuesday night of this week, he called my Mom and asked her "Mom, is my Dad dead? When did he die?" So he is having serious memory issues, both recent and distant memory is involved. Of course, he's seeing doctors and being tested, and they don't know what's going on with him. He's been tested for Alzheimers, and they tell him he doesn't have it. The doctors also tell him that this is not seizure-related -- my brother is an epileptic, and his seizures are controlled by medication. He's had brain scans and MRI's and no abnormalities are found. They did find a small, non-malignant tumor on the brain, behind his left ear, but told him that is not life-threatening and is not involved in the memory issues. So -- does anyone have any ideas about what could be going on with him? Any help will be appreciated. MA
