Pa had a stroke this morning. His right side is affected. His speech is slurred, and his right arm is completely paralyzed. He can still move his right leg although it's slower than the left. He was given Heparin to stop new blood clots from forming. Unfortunately he can't have TPA to dissolve existing blood clots because it's too risky to take after surgery.
What may have caused the stroke is the atrial fibrillation he was having. Also, the carotid arteries on both sides of his neck are 80% blocked.
So far Pa is still mentally alert. He'll be in the ICU for at least a couple more days. He hasn't had any morphine since this morning and insists he's not in any pain.
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