My Status --- Mary Kay

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Thank you so much for all your thoughts and prayers. We are always reminded that the MOC is more like a family than just another forum.

I arrived home last night from San Jose thanks to my brother and brother in law. Just to set the record straight I had two mini strokes called TIAs. Nothing in any of the tests showed blockage or bleeding. They did discover I had one artery in the back of my neck smaller than normal. They believe this has been with me since birth. The probable cause is unregulated blood pressure and stress.

I was lucky that my daughter immediately called 911 when I started talking with slurred speech. They arrived immediately and took me to ER. After an MRI of the brain they decided to send me home since it was negative. While getting dressed I had another mini stroke. They immediately admited me for overnight observation.

As a "Caretaker" this has been a real wake up to me. Not only taking of my DH but as he sometimes says....... Trying to take care of the whole world! I don't want to try to explain all my caretaking activities in the days leading up to the mini strokes! Needless to say I was trying to do too much!

Thank you all so much for your posts of concern.

Mary Kay