Start with an emergency physician

Zhou Yuan brought Chu Chu to Wu Lihua's ward.

Wu Lihua was lying on the bed in a daze. When she heard someone coming in, she slowly looked over and noticed that it was Zhou Yuan. Her eyes lit up.

""Doctor Zhou, you're here!" Wu Lihua wanted to stand up.

Zhou Yuan hurried over to support Wu Lihua and said,"How is your health recently?"

Wu Lihua was stunned for a moment, as if she didn't hear Zhou Yuan's words

"This little girl is……"Wu Lihua looked at Chuchu and thought.

Zhou Yuan was stunned.

Memory loss... This is one of the clinical manifestations of Alzheimer's disease!

Alzheimer's disease, commonly known as senile dementia. This is a neurological disease that is difficult to detect. It is generally regarded as a poor memory in old age.

However, memory loss, or more precisely, the memory loss of Alzheimer's patients is actually a memory disorder. In addition, it also includes symptoms such as aphasia, apraxia, and impairment of visual-spatial skills.

Wu Lihua herself has undergone surgery for cerebral infarction, head damage, and her age, so it is not uncommon for her to have Alzheimer's disease.

"Grandma Wu, let me check you up." Zhou Yuan said.

He planned to use the common simple mental scale to test Wu Lihua's cognitive level.

This scale is relatively simple and takes a short time to test. It is the most common scale for clinically testing Alzheimer's disease intellectual impairment. The result needs to be judged based on the educational level of the person measuring it. For illiterate people, the score is less than 17 points, while for college graduates, the score needs to be less than 23 points to be considered to have cognitive function.

Wu Lihua's educational level is at the elementary school level, so the result should be greater than 20 points.

""Okay!" Wu Lihua said trustingly without any precautions.

Zhou Yuan turned on his phone and downloaded a Mini-Mental State Examination from the Internet. While recording, he asked,"What year is it now?"

"What month is it now?"

"What day is today?"

Wu Lihua answered these simple questions correctly, but she was a little hesitant.

"Now I will tell you the names of three things. After I finish, repeat the three things I mentioned in order." Zhou Yuan said.

Wu Lihua nodded,"Okay."

Zhou Yuan:"Watermelon, sun, grass……"

After a moment of silence, Zhou Yuan said,"Repeat it."

Wu Lihua:"Watermelon... grass……"

She hesitated, unable to remember what the one in the middle was, so she casually said,"Match?"

Zhou Yuan nodded and continued to the next test.

Finally, the results came out.

Wu Lihua's score was 20 points, the same as the minimum score, but this also meant that she had developed mild Alzheimer's disease.

That is the first stage of Alzheimer's disease.

At this stage, patients will experience memory loss, forgetfulness of recent events, decreased judgment and other problems. Moreover, patients are unable to analyze, think, and judge a matter, and find it difficult to deal with complex problems.

Zhou Yuan hurriedly left the ward and asked Zhang Ling to contact the patient's family as soon as possible.

After hearing that it was Alzheimer's disease, the youngest daughter took time out in the afternoon to run over.

"How could this happen? My mother always forgets things, and I am also forgetful. How could she suddenly develop Alzheimer's disease?"Zhou Yuan shook his head and said,"This disease is common among the elderly. I did some basic tests and the results showed that she has Alzheimer's disease."

"I don't have time to take care of her on weekdays. I have to take care of the children, so how can I take care of her... What can I do?"

Zhou Yuan sighed and said,"I'm afraid you have to make time even if you don't have time. Your mother's thinking will become more and more childish, and eventually even basic daily life will become a problem. Someone must take care of her."

"How can I take care of it?"

"Just like she took care of you when you were a child, take care of your mother all the time."

The little girl turned pale and said,"I have to discuss this with my eldest brother and the others.……"

After a while, the other three people came, all with grim expressions. No one wanted to speak first, fearing that they would be held responsible in the end.

""Brother, please say something." The youngest daughter couldn't help but said.

The eldest son was stunned for a moment:"How do I know what to do!"

Everyone fell silent again.

At this time, the third son suddenly spoke and said,"Why don't we send mom to a nursing home and pay for it together. This way, we don't have to worry about being unfair to anyone!"

Zhou Yuan on the side was stunned.

"This idea can……"After a long time, the elder brother spoke

"I agree, but the money can’t be divided equally. I usually take care of my mother, why should I pay the same as you?" said the younger daughter.

"The third brother has the best financial conditions and a good job, and he was the one who proposed the idea, so he should contribute more."The second daughter said. The third son was so angry that his face turned red: Sure enough, the one who proposed it first will definitely suffer a loss!

"In this way, I am the eldest, and the third and I will each pay three, and the second and fourth will pay two. Either this or we can divide it equally. The eldest son thought for a while and said

"I agree"

""Okay."

The third son could only nod.

Zhou Yuan sighed, walked up and said,"Your mother is still in the early stages of her life. She still has two or three years to cherish. There is no need to send her to a nursing home.……"

""If I don't send him to a nursing home, will you take care of him?" the little daughter said impatiently.

Zhou Yuan was silent.

"Go see mom?" asked the eldest brother.

"What are you still looking at? I've already said that he has Alzheimer's disease, but whether he can remember or not is another matter!" said the second daughter

"Forget it, I still have some work to do and an important meeting today.……"The third son straightened his suit and looked at his watch.

"OK, my wife happens to be sick today, and I have to go take care of her."

With that, the eldest son also hurriedly left the hospital. The youngest daughter who stayed behind glanced at Zhou Yuan and said,"We will pay for the hospitalization fee. Remember to ask the nurse to take good care of my mother. If anything goes wrong, I will hold you accountable!"

With that, she also left the hospital with her bag.

Chuchu on the side was very puzzled and said,"The uncles and aunts are so busy that they don't have time to accompany Grandma Wu."

Zhou Yuan touched Chuchu's head and said,"Let's go, let's go accompany Grandma Wu."

The two walked to the ward. Zhou Yuan noticed that Wu Lihua seemed to have gotten out of bed and asked,"Did you go out just now?"

Wu Lihua hesitated for a while, nodded and said,"I went out... I heard that my son and daughter were here, so I wanted to go and see them.……"

Wu Lihua put the four bananas in her hand back on the table.

At this time, Wu Lihua was very clear-headed and did not look like she had Alzheimer's disease.

"" Child, thank you for taking care of me these days..." Wu Lihua suddenly said.

Zhou Yuan smiled and said,"This is what I should do."

Just as he finished speaking, Zhou Yuan saw Wu Lihua take something out of the quilt, and then looked at Zhou Yuan:"Child, I have something to give you."