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Warpy

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1. The next one will likely be the main event and that's very sad

Fri Jul 17, 2015, 05:13 PM

Jul 2015

I'm guessing they were small strokes on the right side. Those can affect judgment pretty severely and that's most likely what is going on. I hope you're managing to get daily aspirins into him, they can limit the extent of the major stroke he's working into although they won't prevent it.

If he's got any weakness on his left side, the strokes are on the right side of his brain. The opposite is also true.

I don't know what else to tell you. Your only alternative is to knock him over the head and drag him into the ER and the cops frown on that sort of thing.

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BIL has had TWO strokes in 7 days [View all] Omaha Steve Jul 2015 OP

The next one will likely be the main event and that's very sad Warpy Jul 2015 #1

Get the rest of the family, tie him up while he's sleeping.... daleanime Jul 2015 #2

So he wakes up while being tied up (which anyone would)... cwydro Jul 2015 #5

I am of course semi-serious... daleanime Jul 2015 #7

What would his Social Security be if he retired now? TexasBushwhacker Jul 2015 #3

Too sad malaise Jul 2015 #4

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So sorry, Steve. femmocrat Jul 2015 #8

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Can his partner/family talk to the hospital social worker about expidited SSDI? irisblue Jul 2015 #10