We visited with Marta, Steve and Lisa yesterday. Steve was discharged on Friday
afternoon from the hospital.
After Steve’s stroke last Sunday, Marta didn’t want Lisa
told but she broke down and let her know on Monday so Lisa headed home immediately
and got here on Tuesday afternoon. She is heading back to school in Cambridge tomorrow
then she is off to Prague on Thursday for a weekend trip with a friend from
school.
Steve had a heart attack about 15 months ago. At the time he
said it was a minor attack and that he was fine. Even at Christmas, while we
had a houseful of strong young men, he insisted on taking the turkey from the
oven – even though he had been told to not lift heavy stuff etc.
Lisa managed to talk to the doctors and told Andy what the
truth is rather than the "translated by Marta" version.
We thought he was getting better after his stroke but from
Lisa said, he still has bleeding in his brain. I believe he will be doing some
speech therapy starting in a few weeks.
Anyway, apparently the doctors have said that if Steve has
another heart attack or stroke, he will not survive it. He is currently working with a heart that only has 10% usage.
He is planning to continue on his life in his usual fashion.
He was off to a cribbage tournament yesterday afternoon. We think that means he
will be smoking again but there is nothing anyone can do about it.
Marta had a heart attack last August and had a stent put in.
In December she ended up in hospital again because the stent had become blocked
so it had to be replaced with a medicated stent. I really hope this one works
and stays clear forever. She is rather paranoid about her health these days, but I can understand why.
At this point in time, I am the healthiest of the bunch.
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