Hello all,

I've been missing a while -- July 3, while she was in church, my Mom (age 89) suffered a mini stroke (TIA.) She said she had a really bad headache and realized that she saw people she knew but she could not think of their names. She gathered her belongings and left the sanctuary, followed by a friend. A couple of other people followed them, recognizing that there was a problem. After a consultation the decision was made to call an ambulance and it wisked her away to a hospital. In the hospital it was determined that she had some vision deficit on her right side which rendered her unable to read. I was home from church, having lunch, when my brother called to let me know what was happening. We threw clothing and assorted necessaries (including the dog) into the car and took off for Austin.

To make a long story short (or is it too late) upon arrival we found her somewhat recovered -- vision had returned as well as ability to read. Her blood pressure had gone down to normal but her headache was still raging. I relieved my brother and his wife, allowing them to go home, and I spent the night in a very uncomfortable recliner. I was sitting there thinking.."there is no way in the world I can sleep in this chair.." and then I woke up two hours later. Mom had been taken off for some tests, (in the middle of the night,) so things had been quiet in the room.

Mom got out of the hospital late Tuesday afternoon. The TIA was diagnosed and various doctors discussed what to do next. Mom has A-Fib and that has a nasty habit of throwing blood clots, which is what had happened.

We visited different doctors, got clearance, a new medication, and came here yesterday. She had been planning a visit, anyway, so we just came on early and the visit will last an extra week or two. She is feeling much, much better, and we are hoping that the new medication will keep her from having other TIA's (this was not her first.)

Anyway, I've been away for a while so I'm going to try to get back in the swing of things. Hope all of you are having a wonderful summer!