TIA "Mini-Stoke" - http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/transient-ischemic-attack/DS00220
Tonight Jerry and I were meeting our friends Randy and Stef at The Old Spaghetti Factory to celebrate their 40th anniversary. http://www.osf.com/ Jerry and I arrived before Randy and Stef and asked to be seated since we knew the place would be packed. While we were waiting for Randy and Stef to arrive the waitress took our drink orders and was asking Jerry if he wanted to order any appetizers. Jerry was trying to speak to the waitress and was having trouble getting his words out. I jumped in to tell the waitress we didn't want to order any appetizers, at this time. Jerry was trying to tell me a story about a previous experience at The Old Spaghetti Factory ... along time ago... but, again couldn't tell the story well enough for me to understand what he was saying. At this point, it was getting scary for Jerry and I. I called Stef on the cell phone to see where they were at. She told me they were close by and I told he as soon as they arrived to call me so I could meet them in the lobby and show them to the table. When Stef called me I met them and explained what was happening. Stef and Randy joined us at our table and began observing Jerry. I couldn't believe that Jerry was speaking normally, now and their was no sign of any difficulty, at all. After dinner, Stef was talking to me about he dad and how this happened to him. We shared the information with Jerry and decided we needed to go to the Emergency Room to check it out. At the ER the nurse told us, if this ever happened again to IMMEDIATELY call 911! The ER physican came in and explained what procedures they would do and also told Jerry they would be admitting him into the hospital for observation and continued testing. Before I left for the ER, for the night, the doctor said that they were able to see something on the MRI of the brain and would need to take a closer look using an ultrasound, tomorrow morning.
Tonight Jerry and I were meeting our friends Randy and Stef at The Old Spaghetti Factory to celebrate their 40th anniversary. http://www.osf.com/ Jerry and I arrived before Randy and Stef and asked to be seated since we knew the place would be packed. While we were waiting for Randy and Stef to arrive the waitress took our drink orders and was asking Jerry if he wanted to order any appetizers. Jerry was trying to speak to the waitress and was having trouble getting his words out. I jumped in to tell the waitress we didn't want to order any appetizers, at this time. Jerry was trying to tell me a story about a previous experience at The Old Spaghetti Factory ... along time ago... but, again couldn't tell the story well enough for me to understand what he was saying. At this point, it was getting scary for Jerry and I. I called Stef on the cell phone to see where they were at. She told me they were close by and I told he as soon as they arrived to call me so I could meet them in the lobby and show them to the table. When Stef called me I met them and explained what was happening. Stef and Randy joined us at our table and began observing Jerry. I couldn't believe that Jerry was speaking normally, now and their was no sign of any difficulty, at all. After dinner, Stef was talking to me about he dad and how this happened to him. We shared the information with Jerry and decided we needed to go to the Emergency Room to check it out. At the ER the nurse told us, if this ever happened again to IMMEDIATELY call 911! The ER physican came in and explained what procedures they would do and also told Jerry they would be admitting him into the hospital for observation and continued testing. Before I left for the ER, for the night, the doctor said that they were able to see something on the MRI of the brain and would need to take a closer look using an ultrasound, tomorrow morning.
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