Monthly Archives: July 2018

Here are a few pictures I took of Kaitlin and Andy last Friday and Saturday: It was a great visit. It’s shortly before 5 PM and Andy just got home — no events so far today. Fingers still crossed. July … Continue reading →

Andy had only one episode a day Monday and yesterday, so today he tried walking down to the orchard — about a half mile and a couple of hundred feet elevation difference. He had one episode in the orchard, one … Continue reading →

I agree with everyone who said go to the Mayo Clinic and do it sooner rather than later. Mike’s comment, especially, about how long it takes to get an appointment, got me to start the process today. As he points … Continue reading →

It was only last Sunday that Beate and Tim drove Andy down to the emergency room — thank you again for all you have done! Andy is still having symptoms, about four times a day and still never incapacitating. They … Continue reading →

We had another good day. Andy is still taking it easy, and we drove down when we went to the orchard, but we did do all of the watering. I now understand how the system works, and I even went … Continue reading →

We had a good time today in spite of the reason for Kaitlin’s coming. We had a good chance to talk about what to do if this happens again, what to do if the neurologist’s idea doesn’t work, etc. So … Continue reading →

Following his discharge instructions, Andy went down to our local doctors this morning to make an appointment. Before he left he read all of the discharge information and said they included information on subarachnoid hemmorhages, so it wasn’t a subdural … Continue reading →

Stay curious and open to life. No matter what happens keep learning and growing. I haven’t been sleeping well the past few days, but I’ve been learning a lot. For instance, about meninges: Gathering information is my go-to strategy when … Continue reading →

Andy is home! Not cured by any means, but he’s not going to have the stent put in, at least for now. Two of his doctors had different ideas —as we understand it the surgeon says the problem is his … Continue reading →

Andy had symptoms of another TIA on the land yesterday, so when Beate and Tim came up to visit around lunchtime they convinced him to let them take him to the ER. The folks there did a CT scan and … Continue reading →