Our granddaddy is acting queer. He does things, then forgets them, and when we remind him, he said that it was a "hacker". For example, he requested hair loss consultation on-line, and when he received the e-mail with the date, he replied angrily that it was a "hacker who did it". We had to apologize to the doctor.
He states that he is spied upon, that the "hacker" reads all his
e-mails. But he could not explain why, and for what purpose. He said that it went on for about a year, yet no one ever used his info
nowhere. He says, too, that the "hacker" sends him e-mails, but was never able to produce any of them.
He wrote several complaints about the "hacker" to the FBI and police, and even Interpol.
He is only 66!
What can we do to stop him acting queer? He does not want to go to the doctor and gets angry every time we mention this. And he gets angry every time we are dubious about the "hacker".
2007-01-30 04:32:14 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
Talk to his doctor about your concerns! Yes, there is doctor and patient confidentiality, but there is nothing that says you can't voice your concerns to his doctor, and let the doctor take the necessary steps to adjust his meds(if he is already aware of the problem), or run what ever test he needs to find out what is going on.
My mom has been having short term memory loss, I discussed it with her doctor(we have the same doctor), He suggested we confront her head on and get her to come in so he can run the tests. He was not aware of the problem!
Your grand-dads doc can look at his record to see if he already knows about it!
2007-01-30 04:43:47 · answer #1 · answered by Gramms 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Definitely have one of your parents contact your Grandpa's doctor. They will take the concerns far more seriously from one of them than they would from you.
It is entirely possible that there is a medical reason behind it - perhaps an artery blockage with blood flowing to the brain. My mother had a problem with this (she is in her early 70's) and it was driving me NUTS, but it was treatable! The doctor did not realize the problem as she could appear perfectly normal when she was in there and it wasn't until they started looking for a problem that they found out what was happening and it could have lead to some very serious, life threatening, problems if not taken care of.
It doesn't take much to contact the doctor's office, voice the concerns, be specific about the behaviors and when/how frequently they occur, etc. and ask them to evaluate whether there could be something wrong.
Is there any history of Alzheimers in your family? That is also a possibility.
2007-01-30 12:51:49 · answer #2 · answered by Road Warrior 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your granddaddy may be showing signs of dementia or Alzheimers. Are these conditions in your family? Has anybody else showed signs of memory loss or strange behaviour? You can check online with the Alzheimer's Association. The have a 24/7 hotline phone number:
www.alz.org
www.caregiver.org
Hope these two websites help.
2007-01-30 14:16:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gramps very possibly has dementia/alzheimer's ????? Go search everything you can on age and mental illness' get Gramp's help. (his refusing ANY suggestion's in that area is an indication he knows he "isn't quite right") It's never easy but mental problems can be part of aging and NEEDS to be addressed.
2007-01-30 12:47:27 · answer #4 · answered by logicalanswer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It’s sad to say but he may in fact have schizophrenia or a form of Alzheimer’s.
2007-01-30 13:06:12 · answer #5 · answered by prettyblueeyes101010 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋