This week has been full of stress. As I mentioned before, we're moving soon. We have a contract on a house that is located much closer to my parents, Abby's school, the grocery, etc. The projected closing date is toward the end of this month, but we remain hopeful the sellers will want to move the date up. So, Pam and I are starting to sift through our stuff, purge junk and donate unneeded things to charity. I've already lost my parking space in the garage to our "piles." I guess I better get used to parking outside since the new house has no garage.
The big stressful item of the week has nothing to do with our move, however. Dad has been in the hospital since last Monday. Last weekend, he did a lot of physical stuff and got so wore out he could barely stand, so he went to bed. By morning, his condition was worse. He could not stand on his left leg, so he had Mom take him to the hospital to get checked out. He was admitted and they ran countless tests on him. To make a long story short, he appears to have had a mild stroke and because he did not get to the hospital as soon as it started, he may have some kind of permanent brain damage. They keep checking him for signs of stroke-related problems, but so far he seems fine. He can walk, talk and he doesn't seem to have any memory problems. He is not getting quality sleep in the hospital and he has some problems with headaches and his body chemistry seems to be on a roller-coaster ride. The latest word is he will have more tests and stay in the hospital for at least a couple more days while they watch to see if he has any more stroke-related problems.
That's all I have at the moment. You can e-mail me if you have questions. Thanks for checking in.
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