kmb584
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I never post threads of this manner, but here I am. I'm asking for prayers, good thoughts, and well wishes for my mom.
On 1/13, after returning home from vacation, she was not herself. Her speech was slurred, she couldn't walk straight, and she dropped every single thing she picked up. I called her PCP and he scheduled a stat CT Scan of her brain.
On 1/15, we got the results of that scan. It showed a small cerebral aneurysm (3x3x2) located behind her left eye. At that point, the neurologist wasn't too concerned because of its small size but did schedule an MRI (she instead had an MRA performed in Philadelphia) and an angiogram to map the location of the aneurysm.
On Monday, 1/23, her neurosurgeon at Thomas Jefferson called and said she was a medical emergency and to get to the TJU Neuroscience hospital ASAP. The aneuysm had nearly doubled in size since it was first discovered less than two weeks prior.
She underwent an endovascular clipping procedure and all went well. Then, yesterday afternoon while at work I received 15 phone calls from various family members in less than 5 minutes. My dad said that one minute she was awake, alert, and oriented; in the blink of an eye she started to slur her words and had no idea who she was, etc.
Another stat CT scan revealed a "massive" brain hemorrhage on the right side of her brain. Within 15 minutes, she was in the operating room undergoing a craniotomy. A large portion of her skull was removed and will remain that way for a minimum of 6 months, and they were able to control the bleeding. Mere minutes after being taken back to ICU, she had a stroke and is now dependent on a vent while in a medically induced coma for at least 5 days, perhaps more. Her team of neurosurgeons and neurologists have told us to prepare for the worst.
If you can spare a moment for a prayer or positivity, my entire family would greatly appreciate it.
On 1/13, after returning home from vacation, she was not herself. Her speech was slurred, she couldn't walk straight, and she dropped every single thing she picked up. I called her PCP and he scheduled a stat CT Scan of her brain.
On 1/15, we got the results of that scan. It showed a small cerebral aneurysm (3x3x2) located behind her left eye. At that point, the neurologist wasn't too concerned because of its small size but did schedule an MRI (she instead had an MRA performed in Philadelphia) and an angiogram to map the location of the aneurysm.
On Monday, 1/23, her neurosurgeon at Thomas Jefferson called and said she was a medical emergency and to get to the TJU Neuroscience hospital ASAP. The aneuysm had nearly doubled in size since it was first discovered less than two weeks prior.
She underwent an endovascular clipping procedure and all went well. Then, yesterday afternoon while at work I received 15 phone calls from various family members in less than 5 minutes. My dad said that one minute she was awake, alert, and oriented; in the blink of an eye she started to slur her words and had no idea who she was, etc.
Another stat CT scan revealed a "massive" brain hemorrhage on the right side of her brain. Within 15 minutes, she was in the operating room undergoing a craniotomy. A large portion of her skull was removed and will remain that way for a minimum of 6 months, and they were able to control the bleeding. Mere minutes after being taken back to ICU, she had a stroke and is now dependent on a vent while in a medically induced coma for at least 5 days, perhaps more. Her team of neurosurgeons and neurologists have told us to prepare for the worst.
If you can spare a moment for a prayer or positivity, my entire family would greatly appreciate it.
