05-23-2023, 12:21 PM
So . . . my friend who turned me on to the Keto crushed pork rind trick, suffered a stroke on Saturday. She's 57.
Left-side arm . . . useless. Balance . . . needs assistance. Right side . . . weakened. Speech . . . mildly affected. Still in hospital . . . yes.
I'm now spending time at her house, while her husband is at the hospital. Looks like she actually suffered a previous stroke, three-weeks prior (verified through MRI and CAT).
House needs massive cleaning, so I'm rolling up my sleeves and getting down to business. Must be at least 6 loads, just of her laundry and linens. House is 3800 sq. ft. and two stories. Six bedrooms (and of course, theirs is upstairs).
She'll be heading directly from the hospital to a rehab facility, for at least two weeks. In the meantime, we will be modifying the downstairs bedrooms and baths, to accommodate her limited mobility and for her safety.
They have four dogs . . . two very large and two medium sized. And . . . as "luck" would have it, he is needed to leave town to assist his father who has Parkinson's.
She understands he will be absent and is comfortable, with me, to "be by her side" when needed and be at the house, for the dogs.
Breaks my heart seeing her this way. Personal vulnerability and loss of independence is her kryptonite.
Left-side arm . . . useless. Balance . . . needs assistance. Right side . . . weakened. Speech . . . mildly affected. Still in hospital . . . yes.
I'm now spending time at her house, while her husband is at the hospital. Looks like she actually suffered a previous stroke, three-weeks prior (verified through MRI and CAT).
House needs massive cleaning, so I'm rolling up my sleeves and getting down to business. Must be at least 6 loads, just of her laundry and linens. House is 3800 sq. ft. and two stories. Six bedrooms (and of course, theirs is upstairs).
She'll be heading directly from the hospital to a rehab facility, for at least two weeks. In the meantime, we will be modifying the downstairs bedrooms and baths, to accommodate her limited mobility and for her safety.
They have four dogs . . . two very large and two medium sized. And . . . as "luck" would have it, he is needed to leave town to assist his father who has Parkinson's.
She understands he will be absent and is comfortable, with me, to "be by her side" when needed and be at the house, for the dogs.
Breaks my heart seeing her this way. Personal vulnerability and loss of independence is her kryptonite.