Uncertain Future

Well, a lot has happened in the past week. A few nights ago, all of a sudden, Dad started acting weird. He couldn’t form a thought or speak a full sentence. His face was droopy, and he complained of pain and numbness. Mom took him to the hospital fearing he had had a small stroke. They ran tests but were unable to do an MRI (to confirm whether he had a stroke and how much damage it had done) until the next morning. Unfortunately, the next morning he woke up in a horrible, combative, angry mood. Until now, only Mom and I had seen him in his dementia-induced “Mr. Hyde” phase. It’s somewhat of a relief that others, especially medical professionals, have now witnessed it as well. Maybe now some of my relatives on Dad’s side of the family will finally believe us and stop thinking I made it all up. Anyway, he stayed this way over 24 hours and had to be restrained because he started shoving people and getting violent. Words can’t express how out of character that is for him. Damn dementia. Due to his mood and actions, they couldn’t do the MRI the next morning. They finally got it done (by sedating him) Friday morning but no one will be able to read it until Monday.