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My GF's Father has Passed Away

Iron Woode

Iron Woode

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He was rushed there at 4:00 AM this morning; unconscious and non-responsive. It looks like a stroke and he is now on life-support.

We are now waiting for the neurologist to assess his condition. 🙁

My GF and her mother are understandably upset over this.

I feel helpless in this situation. I have gone through this myself 2 years ago and there is no way to make this easy.

Feel free to send your prayers and good thoughts their way.

Thanks, everyone.

UPDATE 1: He is still on life-support. Doctors say he has brain trauma but to what extent they are not sure. He appears to be paralyzed on the right side. My GF said he opened an eye when she was talking to him today.

We are hoping for the best, but fear the worst.

UPDATE 2: It is confirmed that he had a massive stroke. He is still on life-support but they are trying to ween him off it. A nurse said he can move a foot and a hand. He can open his eyes when spoken to. More tests are pending and he had an MRI today. Hopefully things are looking up for him.

UPDATE 3:

This is not a good update. He was doing a bit better, but now has declined. He has major brain damage on the left side. He is paralyzed on his right side. He cannot breathe on his own now. He can't talk either due to the brain damage. The doctors want a family meeting about a DNR possibility.

🙁

FINAL UPDATE: He passed away tonight at 9:00 PM.

🙁
 
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That is unfortunate. Did he have cholesterol issues,high blood pressure, diabetes, etc?
 
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UPDATE: He is still on life-support. Doctors say he has brain trauma but to what extent they are not sure. He appears to be paralyzed on the right side. My GF said he opened an eye when she was talking to him today.

We are hoping for the best, but fear the worst.
 
skyking said:
Sorry to hear that. You've seen some hard times lately.
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this is true.

I do appreciate your kind words; both now and in the past.

Her mom is really worried and upset. I feel helpless to do much other than to show my support.
 
Sorry to hear the bad news. do you know if they do any type of operation to alleviate the brain swelling common in major strokes?

hoping for the best.
 
Sorry to hear the bad news, but here's hoping better news lies ahead for him.
 
My neighbor had a stroke recently. Luckily my neighbors watched her quite often because she was older. It looked like she was going to make a pretty good recovery, but she ended up dying from complications. It's quite an awful thing to experience.
 
The effects of strokes are hard to predict. What looks bad now may turn out ok as the doctors figure out what's going on, he has time to recover, and possibly go through some therapy. My grandfather had one that looked pretty bad when it happened but he was able to make a full recovery after a while.

Don't give up on him yet and help support your GF. She's going to need it.
 
Thanks everyone.

I am doing my best to support her and her mom.

I am also getting flashbacks to what I went through with my own mom and dad. Its making me feel depressed.

🙁
 
Sorry to hear that 🙁

I work as part of an interventional neurology stroke team, unless you live in a major metro area with a stroke center, stroke outcomes are typically not good, and even with a stroke center, we can't fix everything or everyone. 🙁
 
show comfort.... 🙁. Stroke is no joke, life changing experience and a I know a few relatives in my life had passed away because of it.

Best of luck for you, GFs family and everyone.
 
Pliablemoose said:
Sorry to hear that 🙁

I work as part of an interventional neurology stroke team, unless you live in a major metro area with a stroke center, stroke outcomes are typically not good, and even with a stroke center, we can't fix everything or everyone. 🙁
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Isn't that the truth🙁
 
Iron Woode said:
Thanks everyone.

I am doing my best to support her and her mom.

I am also getting flashbacks to what I went through with my own mom and dad. Its making me feel depressed.

🙁
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Your gf and her mom need you to be their rock right now. You need to be their support.

I hope the old boy pulls through
 
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