Man, you guys are great. Someone out there must really be in touch with God.
Mom brought Dad home this evening. Of course, she has already found out she may have been a little premature in that move.
On one hand, the stroke was worse than they were telling me. On the other hand, he has pulled through pretty well. He talks fairly plain, drawback being sometimes it is the unconscious part of the brain controlling the mouth so that while he is thinking one thing, his mouth is saying something else completely. Leg muscles are weak but doctors expect pretty good return over the next 3-6 months. Well, for 84 and already down.
They caught it really soon but the MRI revealed he has actually had 4 over the past couple of years. Not unusual from what I hear. The others were really small but it explains some of the memory, speech, and physical deterioration. Mom just put it to dementia but when he went out the door Wednesday afternoon to do something not dressed for the cold and saying something totally different than what she knew he was going to do she called the hospital and my sister and took him in right then. Good thing as it was the stroke.
Mom said they are both having to go through adjustments to how they communicate to not offend each other and hopefully be able to patiently understand each other.
They both assured me they need this time of adjustment and that while they would love to see us and have some help they would rather we wait and come as scheduled so they can be prepared and recovered as much as possible.
Thanks guys for all the comments, concerns, and prayers (please don't stop these). Be assured, none of my hesitation was MONEY. There were many things at play both down here and up there. My wife and I were about to go this weekend and stay the extra week but now we are going to return to original plan 'A'.
And boy do we have thanks to be giving this year. And hopefully, next year's 60th anniversary party will still be on. Praise The Lord.
I hope yours isn't this extreme, but...take a breath, look around, count your blessings and give thanks to HIM who showers us with so much more than we deserve.
He Is In Control, Have a Great Day, Brent