A couple of years ago a trainee colleague was acting very strange, wandering round the place and not really being where he should be. I reported this to his mentor and expressed concern about his mental state. He was being so weird. We agreed to suggest he go see a doctor and released him for the afternoon. He went to the doc's surgery and was referred immediately to the hospital for a brain scan. They found a shadow on his brain and he was in surgery within 48 hours to remove a tumour. He immediately left the training programme and I lost touch.
Two years later I received an email from him requesting a phone call. I rang him and he told me that my intervention had saved his life. While it is not curable he he able to live with it. He was about to run a marathon to raise money for a brain tumour charity. He had a young child who will have a dad as she grows up.
A good news story and a life lesson to not be afraid to let someone know they're being a bit odd! Having had my own health concerns since this incident, it hits even harder as a good news story.
Thought I would share.