while at urgent care, he had another episode of the above symptoms. they were really concerned and told him that he was going to the er by ambulance. he wasn't happy about that but he went because there was nothing else he could do. he texted me to let me know that he was on his way to the er.
at the er, they did a ct scan and it came back normal. then they did an mri and found a small spot, the size of a pin head on his brain stem. it was in the only place that controls both sides of the body. the doctors were/are baffled because js is in good health, is young (34) and has no family history of this sort of thing.
i made a few phone calls but texting and facebook were my main source of getting the word out. here is my fiirst post.:
js has been in the er since 11:00 this morning with a splitting headache, numbness on the right side of his face and in his left arm and hand, he can't swallow, he leans to the right when he walks. They've done a ct scan and an MRI. They think he might have had a mini stroke or an atypical migraine. Still waiting on full results. They're going to admit him. He had a small stroke. Prayers please!
i posted several times and sent several texts and emails to family and friends.
we're still in the er right now. i guess we're waiting on a room to open up. we'll probably be here at least one night, maybe more. pbs is with some very good friends. js has had visitors already. his spirits are up and he's cracking jokes. thanks for all of the prayers and support!
he's been moved to a double room on the intermediate care floor. he's exhausted and can't swallow, so a little frustrated because he can't sleep from all of the poking, prodding, etc. his spirits are still okay just needs/wants to know what's going on and why. so do i. pbs is having a great time with our friends. lots of prayers please! i know they work!
he's hungry and thirsty too but they won't let him eat until he's been evaluated by the speech therapist.
he just found out he won't be going home today.
js is sitting up in a chair and has been cleared to eat and drink by the speech pathologist! he's still dizzy, still has a headache and the right side of his face is numb. he's been asking for coffee all morning and now he can have it! the hospital personnel have been great, very professional and friendly.
these posts went on all week. it was a pretty rough week for all three of us. here's part of an email from the first day in the er.:
it means so much to know that so many people have been thinking and praying for him, for us.
it is/was pretty scary to think about what could have happened. that's what i did while he was getting the ct scan and mri yesterday. i felt so small and inconsequential. i had absolutely no control, so all i could do is pray and ask for prayers from others. i had about three hours to do this.
he had his sense of humor yesterday but he looked much worse. he couldn't swallow but he can now, so he was able to eat and drink today. he's on a regular diet pretty much and can eat whatever he wants. i think being able to eat and drink really helped bring his spirits up even more.
he'll have to have some pretty intensive pt for the next several weeks but otherwise he will be almost back to normal by the time he's discharged.
and another...:
it just breaks my heart thinking of you sitting there in the hospital waiting to hear about js' condition for three hours. i hope you know that you have a whole community behind you.
my last and final post from the hospital.:
Waiting on the wheelchair and we're outta here!
i'm so happy to report that he was discharged on friday! we came home, picked up pbs and have been laying low pretty much ever since. js is working a little from home and of course going to his doctor's and pt appointments. he's doing really well and just needs to work on his balance to get back to 100%.
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