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couldn't find it either,pythonlover...if your parents are still with you and you love them, please make sure they know this.It can all be taken away so fast.

I appreciate what you said here, I have been up , driving and going for hours, my mind is a complete buzz. I didn't even take notice if there was an insult and I find it odd that eggplant is quite so sharp when the subject is so hard, maybe she was just being misread. If not, I still can't be bothered to take offence, I'm looking for much bigger things like thoughts, prayers, any answers rather than judgement. Thank you itsme, I have said over and over that the care and support on here is beyond what one would expect.

mom ... take care. you brought tears to my eyes. i do kind of know the battle you face.

They are calling this one a stuttering stroke because it is a series of mini strokes and he is constantly repeating himself because his short term memory wiring is out of whack. I found out they didn't give him the stroke meds in the beginning because he was recovering at such a speedy rate they just felt it was a mini stroke, approximately 2 hours later he had a bigger one but it was too late to feed him the thinner because they had already given him a mild blood thinner and chances are he would have bled out. The second stroke may leave him in a wheel chair due to the extent of the damage. they are trying to teach him to eat gel like liquids so we are trying to get the rehabilitation started. My mom is ready to crack with not knowing what to do as she feels his normal life and all the things he loves have been lost. We are trying to keep her right here and right now, not jumping ahead like that until we really know for sure.Unfortunately for your friend there really isn't any good answers for strokes other than blood thinners to stop the clotting.I wish there were more answers, he must feel like a time bomb with that going on all the time.

He saw the Dr. today unfortunately, they are all student Dr.s and have no idea what he's talking about...I am so sorry about your dad but am even more so for your mom! What a nightmare! Keep the strength up and say your prayers. ask for God's will be done....