we thought he was coming home today
May. 15th, 2014 02:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
simplyn2deepabout an hour ago my mom called to tell me my dad had a stroke on his left side shortly after being moved from his bed to a chair. He was put back in the bed and the doctors came to check on him.
the nurse I spoke with said he likely had what is called a TIA stroke. It's a mini-stroke with symptoms that mirror the real thing but they don't last as long. About 5 minutes or so after the doctors began to check him over, he was "back to normal" and was regaining muscle strength on his left side. A CT scan was done and there was no "stroke activity" visible, but they're waiting for confirmation from the doctor.
Right now he's in icu for further observation.
This is where I say I'm glad I'm not at the hospital right now. I know I wouldn't have been able to handle seeing my dad the way my mom described him. But Lora's going to pick me up when she gets off of work, take me to get some food for my mom and take me to the hospital.
the nurse I spoke with said he likely had what is called a TIA stroke. It's a mini-stroke with symptoms that mirror the real thing but they don't last as long. About 5 minutes or so after the doctors began to check him over, he was "back to normal" and was regaining muscle strength on his left side. A CT scan was done and there was no "stroke activity" visible, but they're waiting for confirmation from the doctor.
Right now he's in icu for further observation.
This is where I say I'm glad I'm not at the hospital right now. I know I wouldn't have been able to handle seeing my dad the way my mom described him. But Lora's going to pick me up when she gets off of work, take me to get some food for my mom and take me to the hospital.
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Date: 2014-05-16 08:56 pm (UTC)