Visit from Dr. Garcia

Dr. Garcia (neurologist) just came in to see Dad. After looking at all of the tests, scans and blood work they believe that the stoke was caused by high blood pressure. Scans of the heart show a history of "wear and tear" on the heart because of untreated hypertension (high blood pressure. This kills me. The first job I ever had was working for a hypertension specialist. If only you could see signs of hypertension. They are saying that he will for sure be here through the weekend. We won't know how long after that until we se how he is doing in another couple of days. Once he is released he will be scheduled to see a cardiologist. Until then we go day to day. We still have not seen the speech or occupational therapist. We are just playing the waiting game....