So we think life is hunky dory, and although the hair has turned Silver, I still felt like this little girl until something scary started happening!
When I wrote about When Life starts Fading and the possible problem we may all have to face one day being in need of caring, I did not realize what was waiting for me.
I had experienced two little incidents prior to that blog, but thought it was exhaustion from nursing duties plus lack of sleep, so started taking things a tad slower; very difficult for someone who has an active and curious mind AND suffers from OCD!
Just seven days after writing that blog, I however experienced six incidents all in one day, very scary for everyone as there's no history of anything like this in our family!
I was having disturbing metallic smells now and then ever since those initial episodes, but it did not affect my taste at all; kind of weird as there's a strong link between these two senses.
Luckily my son or hubby was around each time; I would out the blue suddenly feel something was very wrong, and the next moment, zone out completely for a couple of minutes.
No thrashing, no falling; my eyes would be darting all around but they could see I was not aware of anything around me and was totally unresponsive!
Each time I came around, I would be confused and battle to remember things, but after a short period, I'd be right as rain again.
To cut a long story short, I ended up in the ER on the prompting of my nephew who is in medicine as this would speed up all the tests; MRI, Ultrasound, ECG, blood tests and so forth.
The neurologist's diagnosis was that these were seizures and the only danger it would pose was if it happens when I'm alone or driving.
The found no medical condition to cause this and it apparently can happen without any reason; nor is it related to stress or lack of sleep.
Because of the temporary memory loss, I of course wanted to know if this is any sign of the dreaded Alzheimer's disease, but the answer thankfully was a definite NO!
The description below was more or less how the neurologist described what was happening in my brain.
A seizure is the physical response to increased electrical activity in the brain.
The result is a synchronized firing of brain cells.
I now am on anti-seizure meds, cholesterol tabs as my bad cholesterol was found to be high, stronger BP meds as that was sky high, blood thinners (I'm allergic to Aspirin so those were out) and a week later I feel calmer and more normal, but am also taking a natural supplement called GABA, on the advice of a lady who is treating my niece with Scio-Biofeedback as people who suddenly experience seizures, apparently lack GABA.
My nephew's response when I asked him about it, further convinced me that it could be beneficial, or rather do no harm in his eyes.
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The bad Cholesterol is not surprising though as I looove all the rich and creamy Chocolates, Double Cream Yogurts, etc. etc!
So from now on, it's mainly healthy snacks like these Rusks, a typical South African treat, almost like Biscotti, but not so sweet plus filled with many good things like dried fruit, nuts and seeds!
Something else I need to mention is that I believe I was getting warnings that something was wrong for months already, as I would feel one hundred percent fine when active, but the minute I got to bed, I would feel like I was getting little shocks in my head at the slightest noise, but put it down to stress as it's not easy looking after Mom who now is 90 and cannot walk on her own. Perhaps this was a warning that something was happening?
Talking of Aspirin earlier, I thought the following could be useful information for those in their Silver years.
Studies have proven that an 81mg coated aspirin tablet not only prevents blood clotting, but also prevents certain types of cancer.
Do yourself and your Silver loved ones a favour, and read about the studies done on the low dosage coated Aspirin HERE, an inexpensive wonder drug.
I used to regularly practice Transcendental Meditation and was feeling wonderful, but when Mom was diagnosed with the brain tumour which affected her balance and led to her fracturing her ankle, I stopped regular practice.
One amazingly kind Hivean 
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His follow-up on that book is called Mindful Moments - Living Your Best Life In Imperfect Times.
I've picked that one off my book rack, and started working though it again as I really believe meditation could help with correcting these erratic brain waves.
I however will still take the anticonvulsant medication but feel that meditation and natural supplements can only assist in stopping these distressing moments as I still have a lot on my bucket list now that I'm semi-retired!
Good health is something we cannot buy, so please take care of yourselves everyone!
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