Monday News

Ok,there are actually things to report. First and foremost, Mom is in the hospital. Saturday morning she had an "episode" which we and the doctors thought was a mild stroke. Normally, on Saturday mornings, she would be waking up in either my or Illana & Keith's house. This past weekend, however we all had dinner at Illana's and because Illana's air conditioning wasn't working, she walked home after dinner and was planning on coming back to Illana's for lunch on Saturday.

Saturday morning my telephone rang and it was Mom's Caller ID. David answered the phone and it was Mom and she was very, very confused. She didn't realize it was Saturday and she didn't remember eating at Illana's and didn't remember going home. It was very frightening. David and I rushed over there and called the ambulance. She was walking and talking normally and had no outward appearance of any problem whatsoever. She just kept asking the same questions over and over and didn't know the year or who the president was.

They took her by ambulance to the ER where she had a CT scan. They said that she had a very small bleed and by Saturday night she had her memory back. The only thing she didn't (and still doesn't) remember was the actual episode on Saturday morning.

Since then, she has had another CT scan, and MRI and an MRA. Today, the doctor said that it appears that there was no bleed at all. What they saw on the CT and initially thought was a bleed is actually a CAVERNOUS ANGIOMA. They said it's something she may have had her whole life and that it was not responsible for her symptoms. Now they're saying that she may have had a seizure. They've ordered an EEG and we're waiting for that now.

Thank God she's feeling well. She looks great. She's out of bed. She said that she feels fine. Still, there's no explanation for what happened and we hope that we'll be able to get some answers soon.

I have an appointment at NY Hospital tomorrow morning and I'm going to ask Dr. Schuster to recommend a Neurologist.

I saw Dr. Schuster last week and thank God my numbers were really good -- WBC 6.8, HGB 11.2, PLT 135. They gave me my Benadryl but about halfway through the Pentamidine I fainted again. Dr. Schuster said "No more Pentamidine." I'm sure we'll discuss it further tomorrow.

I'm still taking the Prednisone. In fact, he increased my dose back up to 20mg/day on Friday because I was feeling nauseous and headachy again. Actually, I'm still feeling a little nauseous and headachy, but it's on and off...just not constant. My eyes are pretty much the same as they've been.

I think that's it for now (it's enough!). Thanks for checking in. We all appreciate your thoughts and prayers. Mom's name is Yehudis Chana bas Sara Rivka. Believe in Miracles!