Update as of 6/3/2010 5:55pm

Tuesday June 2nd Dad woke up not feeling very well. He had been complaining of a headache and stiff/sore neck for a day or two and had thrown up once Monday night and then twice Tuesday morning. Mom noticed his perferal vision was "off" then Tuesday morning so they decided, with his past medical history that it was best to take him to the ER to see about getting a CT scan to be sure. At the emergency room they took blood and determined that his blood thinner levels were low meaning his blood was too thick, and his sodium levels were also too low. At this time they also did a preliminary physical exam, the ER Dr. was concerned that he had had a stroke so the transfered him by ambulance from Whitley County hospital to Parkview Main. The Nerologist on call did another preliminary physical exam and said he thought dad was having small seizures and ordered some tests. About 20 minutes after the Dr. left the room he had a grand-mal seizure. They took him to the ICU in critical condition. They were able to get an MRI Tuesday evening and deternimed that he did indeed have a stroke on the right side of his brain. The stroke he had 2 years ago was on the left side. There is a chance that this one might have an effect on his speech, balance, and memory recall. The Dr.'s say there is no reason that he won't have as good a recovery this time as he did the last time tho. Wednesday night they did an EEG which moniters the brain waves. The results of this indicated that he is having almost constant small seizures in his brain. The Dr. thinks this could be effects from the large seizure on the electrons in his brain. They have upped his dosage of seizure medication to try and get these seizures to stop. If this doesn't do the trick they will need to put him under anestheia to try and coax the electrons to stop firing. For now we wait to see if the medication will do the trick.We are praying for patience, that the Dr.'s will find some concrete answers as to why his body wasn't absorbing the blood thinners and sodium, and that they will be able to completely stop the seizures. We ask for your prayers that he will have a speedy and full recovery.

We want to thank each and every one of you for your love, support, and prayers. We would not be able to carry the weight of this with out you all. We love you all so very much.

I will continue to keep you updated with any information through this blog.