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Got back late Tuesday night. Had a great time overall.
But Friday morning I heard from my sister that my dad had a small stroke and was in the hospital. No paralysis, but aphasic, which means he can understand everything and can say about three words before they devolve into gibberish. He can count at least to 10.
I visited for the day yesterday --he's in a hospital very close to where they live in Yonkers. He's about ready to be released to a short term rehab center and we're trying to find one as close as possible to home (but good). Cabrini in Dobbs Ferry seems the best if he can get in. After about three weeks there, he'll be evaluated and if he still needs more in-house rehab he'll likely go to the Montrose VA Hospital (where he's been going for years). My mom is more the wreck.
I spent yesterday at the hospital and met the speech therapist and the therapy evaluator--made sure my mom got to talk to the attending physician (who is her doc not my dad's, which my sister and I are not happy about, but that's who she initially called when my dad seemed "off").
My father is 92, was a jock, and until about 8 years ago played tennis on a regular basis (only doubles the past few years). No major physical problems internally but having more and more trouble walking over the last two years. He uses a cane or a walker now.
I'll be visiting him tomorrow in the afternoon and Saturday and Sunday.
But Friday morning I heard from my sister that my dad had a small stroke and was in the hospital. No paralysis, but aphasic, which means he can understand everything and can say about three words before they devolve into gibberish. He can count at least to 10.
I visited for the day yesterday --he's in a hospital very close to where they live in Yonkers. He's about ready to be released to a short term rehab center and we're trying to find one as close as possible to home (but good). Cabrini in Dobbs Ferry seems the best if he can get in. After about three weeks there, he'll be evaluated and if he still needs more in-house rehab he'll likely go to the Montrose VA Hospital (where he's been going for years). My mom is more the wreck.
I spent yesterday at the hospital and met the speech therapist and the therapy evaluator--made sure my mom got to talk to the attending physician (who is her doc not my dad's, which my sister and I are not happy about, but that's who she initially called when my dad seemed "off").
My father is 92, was a jock, and until about 8 years ago played tennis on a regular basis (only doubles the past few years). No major physical problems internally but having more and more trouble walking over the last two years. He uses a cane or a walker now.
I'll be visiting him tomorrow in the afternoon and Saturday and Sunday.