December 12th, I was on the phone with my 89-year-old mother (me in Portland, her in Minneapolis) when she began speaking gibberish. Holding her on the landline in one hand while speaking gently to her, I grabbed my cell phone and called the paramedics near her in the other. The process worked here, too. She already had some dementia, but in spite of end-stage renal failure, she is coming back from the stroke amazingly well.

A week ago I went to the emergency room after suffering what I thought was a stroke or TIA.  On Wednesday, I noticed my lip starting to get numb.  I didn't pay much attention to it because I've had similiar instances when my lips and fingertips tingle and get numb.  That sometimes happens when my thyroid is out of whack.  By Thursday, the right side of my face from my jaw to the tope of my head was numb. I have no other symptoms other than that.  I was given a cat scan and had some blood drawn and sent home without any diagnosis.  At the time, I tried to get in to see my primary care doctor to no avail.  A week later I'm still numb.  Finally got to see her today and she thinks the numbness is due to my diabetes (type 2).  I admit my sugar count has been high and my A1C is 8.2.  I am scheduled to see a neurologist in three weeks.  Has anyone else had this problem and if so how long did it last?  Scary, since both my mother and grandmother died as a result of a stroke.

Dr. Quick

We at Franklin Square Hospital are glad that, if your wife had to experience this stroke, it happened when you were in the vicity of a Magnet Hospital with National Stroke Certification.  Both of these credentials assure patients that they will receive excellent care from highly skilled professionals in a timely manner.