OH has had a stroke and is now in hospital!
We had literally just got approval from the LA for a care package, a bed lever and walker from Domiciliary Physio and a referral back to the Dementia team process started when OH had his stroke. This happened yesterday.
I had also changed the carpet in his bedroom for a vinyl floor, thank heavens, because, after he tried to get up while feeling not right and fell off the bed, he was doubly incontinent all over the floor, himself, the radiator, chest of drawers and bed base.
I can't praise our local paramedics (with us in 6 minutes) or the hospital staff, all of them from A&E, through Admissions to the Acute Stroke Unit, including the Physio's and OT highly enough, they have all been fantastic.
OH is currently waiting for an MRI scan, but the stroke is affecting his left side. He has lost vision in the lower left quadrant, delayed or no feeling on the left of his face. Can't grip or control his left hand or feel when it is touched and is currently bed bound and not walking.
Bam! Just like that, the whole world gets turned upside down.
I have no idea if he will get any function back or if he will be able to come back to our house - physio and OT are awaiting MRI too...
It is his 61st birthday today, I'm so sad for him being in hospital on his birthday. But we (my daughter and I) took him in a cake, cards and a couple of his favourite treats. We got a big cake and we told the staff to dive in and have a slice after we shared with his neighbours on the ward that could eat cake safely.
Future is very foggy at the moment.
We had literally just got approval from the LA for a care package, a bed lever and walker from Domiciliary Physio and a referral back to the Dementia team process started when OH had his stroke. This happened yesterday.
I had also changed the carpet in his bedroom for a vinyl floor, thank heavens, because, after he tried to get up while feeling not right and fell off the bed, he was doubly incontinent all over the floor, himself, the radiator, chest of drawers and bed base.
I can't praise our local paramedics (with us in 6 minutes) or the hospital staff, all of them from A&E, through Admissions to the Acute Stroke Unit, including the Physio's and OT highly enough, they have all been fantastic.
OH is currently waiting for an MRI scan, but the stroke is affecting his left side. He has lost vision in the lower left quadrant, delayed or no feeling on the left of his face. Can't grip or control his left hand or feel when it is touched and is currently bed bound and not walking.
Bam! Just like that, the whole world gets turned upside down.
I have no idea if he will get any function back or if he will be able to come back to our house - physio and OT are awaiting MRI too...
It is his 61st birthday today, I'm so sad for him being in hospital on his birthday. But we (my daughter and I) took him in a cake, cards and a couple of his favourite treats. We got a big cake and we told the staff to dive in and have a slice after we shared with his neighbours on the ward that could eat cake safely.
Future is very foggy at the moment.