On October 14th, 2022, "The Patient"-an 80-year-old former caregiver, lifelong Christian, and avid sailor-underwent a cardiac catheterization. The procedure was only half successful. Six hours later, a crushing, unbearable headache seized him. Then the world began to change.
As he shivered uncontrollably in bed, he saw an impossible metal tank of water standing upright on its side. Soon after, his bathroom sink was covered in perfectly spaced red dots. But these were only the beginning. Over the following days, The Patient experienced a cascade of vivid, stable, and deeply strange visual phenomena. He watched a zebra walk across his bedroom ceiling. He saw his lounge transformed into a bustling restaurant with Beefeater-clad staff. And then came the visitors.
From the corner of his eye, a faceless, corn-dolly-like girl appeared. A stooped American rancher followed, walking through furniture. Curious schoolgirls in early 20th-century attire leaned over his desk to read his WhatsApp messages. A boy in a balaclava helped two sinister men fold a blanket by his patio doors.
In this compelling true account, D. S. Pepper (writing as "The Patient") documents each bizarre incident with clinical precision and dark humor. He debates whether to run a protective filter of Christian blessing over his guests or to turn his head and make them vanish. He researches the contrast medium Omnipaque, finding "hallucinations" listed as a rare side effect. But why do the visitors seem so curious about him? Are they dying brain cells, drug metabolites, or lost souls seeking a final blessing?
Hallucination Days is a unique, thought-provoking memoir that sits at the crossroads of medical science and the paranormal-a story of what happens when the rational mind is forced to accept the impossible.
