well, it was damn scary. I'd lost my dad to Cancer in September 2012, then in April 2013 mum has a bloody stroke at the kitchen table. Here's me trying to support her head/neck, remove her false teeth, clear her tongue, assist with the seizures, unlock my iPhone and call an ambulance...she spent 3.5 months in hospital, 6 weeks for the stroke, and the rest for rehab. Having just lost one parent, I was scared *hitless that I was about to lose my mum. I'm quite close to my parents, which is unusual in this day and age for a fully grown adult I guess. She's better now. Her stroke was caused by her diabetes and uncontrolled sugar intake and not taking medication. When she was admitted to the emergency ward post stroke, her blood sugar levels were fluctuating between 18 and 20 apparently. There was evidence of a prior stroke too and some minor damage to her brain from that. Thankfully, she's come out of both strokes mostly unscathed - no paralysis, no slurred speech. Her vision has degraded badly, and her mobility too, and she can't walk as good as she used to, but she does alright. She's made of pretty damn tough stuff!
