Well, it's not good. Apparently, Elbert had a stroke along with the heart attack and there's been brain damage. He's befuddled and according to the hospital ombudsman, that's the way he will stay. He doesn't always know us...and gets names wrong, has no idea where he is or why he is there. At this point, it appears he may be bedridden and he will be released to a nursing home.
To give you an idea the tragedy that this represents for this sweet man....he once told me that if he felt a heart attack coming on, he'd sit down and wait. He struggled with Beulah's imprisonment in bed for 9 months and he so wanted to avoid it himself.
His situation is better than Beulah's....he's not going to be in pain from brain cancer and there'll be no huge doses of steroids or pain meds. He isn't diabetic, so there'll be no insulin shots.
The ombudsman did say that he probably would never really figure out where he is. He's alert in a very simple way. He eats when prompted, smiles and agrees with most any thing said...and is simply someone else. I miss him already.
Thank you all for your prayers and thoughts......
The Use of Foul Language in Written Communication: The Tiny Rumblings of the Ineffectual and Stunted Thinker. The Inability to Think Beyond The Obivious and The Crude. ~~~Henry A. Byrne