2005-09-30
Lois had her meeting with the local doctor who is known for his ability to review a person’s whole life as it currently is and make recommendations for the future.
We are sort of letting it sink in a bit but I think that it was basicly NOT good news.
They spent almost 4 hours with us. She was interviewed by a social worker, had a complete physical by a MD, asked questions by nurses and then spent 45 min with the top doc who evaluated the whole thing. I think it was very complete. But the bottom line is they feel that she will probably not get much better than she currently is. It will be two years since the stroke in just a few weeks. They feel that most of the recovery will have been made a by this time. They discussed some experimental drugs that have been working for some stroke victims but the side effects are great and include causing another stroke or seizures.
The Doctor was young (40) and Lois’s comment was “what could he know” We had expected a much older, gray haired, man with a slouch and a worn white coat. He is the most respected doctor in life planning in this area—but then again Brother’s of Mercy was very highly rated.
Lois now is getting my cold so he is staying in bed. I know that sometimes she goes to bed and stays there when the news is not to her liking.
Most of what the doctor said made sense and is probably correct. In a way I am glad that someone had the conversation with her as many of us may be thinking the same things. He wants to see us again in 3 months so we will see what happens. He promised to speak with several neurologists about Lois and her condition and see if they had any new thoughts.