Okay, the weirdest thing just happened.
My dad has never been known to have a terrific memory, but tonight he could remember so little that it scared me. At night, he usually reads a daily prayer or something out of the Bible before going to bed. Tonight, he said he couldn't even understand the words, like they were in a different language he couldn't understand.
Thing is, my dad does not have dyslexia, and his memory is never this bad because he couldn't remember Psalm 23, which he claims he knows by heart. Scared the ever-loving shit out of me, as my dad is relatively old (77 at last count) but still in relatively good shape otherwise. I started asking him what he did all day, and he said nothing out of the ordinary, but then his mind went to shit the minute he got home.
Then it hit me: because he recently had surgery for an enlarged prostate, I asked if any of the drugs he was taking might have caused this. I then took a look at the pills he was taking, and one of them was Levaquin, which was the most expensive drug and had the most amount of information come with it, along with a laundry list of side-effects. I can't say for certain, as I'm no doctor, but I wouldn't be shocked if this was what caused this very scary, albeit brief, memory loss, as my dad said he could remember stuff like he normally could now.
It would be terrible if it was caused by the drugs. Prescription drugs may seem to be safe because a doctor gives them to you, but my dad (who also is a dr) always tells me that I should never trust a doctor because the majority of them are quacks that just wanna make money.
On another note, I saw a documentary on someone with cognitive impairment (I think that's what is was called, I saw this documentary in Japanese) and the symptoms seem a little familiar. I think the symptoms also come and go in the early cases of getting this condition. It may be a good idea to consult a doctor just to be prepared?
I really hope he feels better soon.
My dad might be allergic to gluten. Family meals are now wheat-free. And cooking has become more tedious, as we have brand new ways to worry about cross-contamination
Try brown rice pasta! My best friend is also allergic to Gluten, and I've discovered that the brown rice alternatives are much more similar to the regular versions than other options (brown rice bread is pretty good too).
