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My Hero in the hospital....

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PrincetonBuckeye

PrincetonBuckeye

The eyes of Texas are upon you!
Last night right before the BSU-OU game my father was at my house. He was sitting in my living room and I was helping my wife for about 10 minutes in the kitchen. I walked back into the room, as my dad was watching the game, and he was leaning forward looking confused. I asked if he was ok. He looked at me confused and replied, "what?" in a very slurry speach. The first thing I realized is he was having a stroke. I told my wife to call 911. I tended to my dad until EMS showed up. He recovered before they got there. So I had a feeling it was a TIA, Transient Ischemic Attack. The first signs a major stoke is imminent. A TIA is when a blood clot forms in another part of the body, ie., heart or carotid artery, cutting off oxygen supply to the brain. It then dissolves or moves on w/o causing major damage. I spent all night and this morning in the hosptial I work in. He is doing better now but of course we are all concerned. He has a little paralysis on the right side of his face but other than that he is ok. So if this crap keeps going, he has other health problems, I will have another person living with us. I hate getting older knowing and seeing your hero in your life is to that point in life.
 
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Sorry to hear about that- it must have been pretty scary. But I'm glad he's doing well, and hopefully he'll pull through without too much trouble.

I know what you're saying about seeing older relatives, heroes, etc. get old and have these problems. My grandmother was a doctor, and several years before she died she lapsed into pretty severe Alzheimer's. It was almost as though she was a child again. It was tough to see her in that state after knowing her all my life as the intelligent, independant person that she was.
 
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Good job getting on that quickly Princeton. You might just have done what was needed to ensure your father's full recovery.

It must cross the mind of every son of a good father, what can I do to help him the way he always helped me? Last night I think your alert action helped him in a way that is on par with the care a good father shows in raising a son.

Well done, and best hopes for your father's continued recovery.
 
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BuckeyeRyn said:
I'm glad all is seemingly well, PB.

It's definitely an awkward transition when the child becomes the provider.

Side note, my sister is a PA-C. Did you go to school in Ohio?
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No I did not...I was trained by the military.....I got my degree in political science from Princeton in 1990. My degree (of biology) was from OSU in 1992......I have been a PA-C since then....
 
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