Today was much better than last Sunday. It was so good to be at church with so many who love us. And while Pete stayed home today, it was so good to be home and not at the hospital.
He starts his therapy this week. Miscommunication, etc, messed up last week, so he has been doing his own physical therapy. What he cannot do in the morning, he has accomplished by evening. He is picking up things and putting them down and trying to gain more control of his right hand. He walks around the house. For his occupational therapy, he washed the sheets, put them on the deck to dry, and then made the bed. This morning, he unloaded and reloaded the dishwasher after we went to church. Then he goes and rests for a while.
He goes back to Wake Forest the first part of June. We saw Dr. Murrey Friday who went over a few things with us. The office and doctor could not have been kinder to us. We were able to park near the door and walk right in and onto the elevator.
Pete's blood pressure is good, and his cholesterol is great; so we are probably dealing with something hereditary. There may be cause to test the boys for something, and we will find that out when we follow up.
We cannot thank everyone enough for their prayers. We have appreciated the food, the visits, the help, the yard mowing, the calls and texts, and everything else.
For those of you who don't know what happened, here it is in a nutshell.
On Thursday, May 7, Pete's friend found him unresponsive at work. He had been out for over 40 minutes and had a stroke with no lasting effects. He spent one night in ICU at Watauga and then came home on Friday.
The next Tuesday, he had another which resulted in weakness on his right side and slurred speech. He had TPA and stayed in ICU and the hospital two nights. He came home on Thursday and just seemed very tired that night.
Friday, Peter noticed that his dad's mouth was crooked when he came home for lunch. I took him back to the ER, and they added a med and wanted him to stay; but he would not.
Saturday (a week ago), he woke up and could not move his right side at all. He could not get anything to move, so I drove him to the ER at Baptist. He stayed there until Tuesday, and we got home around 6:00 pm.
While there are still pending labs, his neurologist feels he had a stroke deep in his brain where the blood vessels are small. It was unusual that he had so many episodes. One of the doctors in the ER was convinced he had an autoimmune disorder that triggered a stroke that triggered seizures. They are still looking at that possibility, but no one really mentioned it after we left the ER.
We are so thankful for his progress, and we know that is God. He has worked in so many ways during this time.
We appreciate the continued prayers as Pete continues to heal and regain his right side. Seeing all he can do today can only be attributed to God and His goodness.
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