November 30th, 2008

After arriving at the hospital yesterday, my mom explained everything that had happened earlier that day. She told me that my dad was hanging the Christmas lights around the house like he did every year shortly after thanksgiving. Then, he became very confused. He was having troubles figuring out a simple task such as putting up some outdoor lights. The confusion turned into a large headache. My dad told my mom that he was not feeling well. My mom then told him to lie down, for once he did not argue with her, he went straight for the couch. This seemed weird to me because my father was not the type of man to take a break. He had always been a "macho man". Sick as he was, my father always made an effort to finish his job. Still, he agreed and slept for a full twenty-four hours. This worried me as well. My mother said she kept checking on him to see if he was still breathing. Her first thought was that he had a stroke and wanted to take him to St. Mary's Hospital immediately.


Today, my dad is having an emergency CT scan and MRI done. I am really scared for my dad. He is only is his early sixties. It is too early or him to be dealing with things such as strokes. I just hope that everything turns out okay...