Quote Originally Posted by namvet View Post
I know how you feel. last sunday my mom had a stroke. when my sister called i thought it was the big one and she was done for. turns out it was a small one. the MRI showed she's had a series of these. wed we moved her to a nuring home. she can't talk and her right arm is paralyzed. she'll start therapy we think this coming monday. she 85 and been independent her whole life.
I'm so sorry, I missed this. Those little strokes, (TIA's) usually don't cause much damage, at least that's what we found with my mom. She had 2 larger ones though, that caused language retrieval problems and for awhile, some paralysis. Rehab did a lot! She's in my prayers.