2004-12-23
Some bad news to report. It appears that Lois has suffered what is called a TIA (Transient Ischemic Attack) or sometimes called a mini stroke. This happened on Sunday 12/19 but Lois did not tell anyone. She just thought if she went to bed she would feel better. Then she made the aids promise not to tell me as she did not want to go to the hospital. I learned about it finally on Tuesday. By this time Lois is almost back to her current self after suffering from lack of speech, blurred vision and weakness in her right side (which is already affected by the stroke). Her general doctor made a house call (he lives nearby) on Wednesday 12/22 and scolded Lois for not going to the hospital. She has promised to do so in the future. The worst thing about this whole thing is that the doctor has said that a TIA is a preview of a possible full stroke to come. Lois is in good spirits and does not want any of us to worry or fuss over her. We are scheduling a CAT Scan with her neurologist but due to the holiday it may not happen until first week in January. On a somewhat lighter note, Lois did get the results of her arterial and bone density tests. Her arterial test was normal with no blockages or possible blood clots in her body. The blood flow is normal even in her weak side. She does have a little osteoporosis in her right side hip and in her neck a special drug that can correct the problem has been prescribed.