Vacation?

Last Tuesday I thought I would head to St. George to meet up with my parents and stay for a few days for a little vacation while I was off track. When I got to St. George that evening my mom called me to let me know her and Dad were at the hospital and Dad was in the ER.

For the previous 2 week my dad had been having headaches. That day he stumbled a few times while walking and then his right arm went numb. They went to Instacare and were sent immediately to the ER. They began doing many tests; MRI's, CT Scans, MRV's, etc. They found numerous blood clots in his brain, behind his eyes, etc. Miraculously his veins had been compensating by rerouting around the blood clots, and expanding to let more blood through. He was in the middle of stroking when he arrived at the hospital. They were able to stop it before it climaxed. He was put on blood thinner to stop any more clots continuing. The doctors were very surprised he had not had a massive stroke, and said if he had come in 6 hours later he would've been a lot worse off. He still has headaches (due to the blood clots), and is walking much better. To begin with he was favoring his right side and was a little unbalanced. But other than that, he is doing quite well!

He has been discharged from the hospital, but has to remain in St. George for a couple more weeks until the Dr. gives him the okay to head home to Salt Lake. He is not allowed to bend over, making his head below his heart, in fear of dislodging a clot. He can not drive a car for so many months, or lift anything heavier than 10 pounds. Needless to say my few day "vacation" has turned into one a lot longer. My mom was so glad I came down when I did and was able to help out with things, and so she is not all by herself. We are all so thankful he is doing so well! A lot like my sister's stroke almost 2 1/2 years ago, what a miracle!