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Last edited Mon Oct 29, 2018, 05:47 PM - Edit history (2)
Tues at 2:40 AM my husband woke up with his arm "not feeling connected"..He was fully lucid, able to speak, walk and even move his left arm/hand.. I knew this was probably a stroke, so off we went to the ER.. Got there in less than 5 minutes..
Over the next few hours the symptoms lessened, the scans & tests were ok,,and by noon, we were discussing rehab with the therapist..My husband was pissed that he could not put on his own sock, but was determined to get it all back with therapy..
It was diagnosed a mild ischemic stroke.
We had dodged a bullet....or so we thought
He ordered a hospital lunch, dinner & breakfast, and we were expecting a mid-morning Wednesday release..
He told me to go home & get a rest...
3 hours later a neurologist called and said he had just had a massive bleed in the brain and was being transferred to a more specialized center..
Our two Calif sons were already enroute even though they were expecting something minor, and our Seattle son headed here to drive me to wherever they were transferring Dad.
We ended up at a great facility in Vancouver WA, but nothing anyone could do would reverse the damage..
He struggled valiantly, but died Friday..We were there and he did know it, even though he could not speak.. His right side was not affected and he squeezed our hands and used a thumbs-up..
Both of his parents died from strokes, so I know he would not have wanted to live like they did after their strokes.
It still hurts to not have him here..
Here's a pic of us when we were new & pretty..