Trip to the emergency room

Here's an update from Dick. He was concerned about Mother's speech and unsteadiness when walking:

JAN EXPERIENCED CHEST PAINS SUNDAY NIGHT. WE FEARED SHE WAS EXPERIENCING A HEART ATTACK SO WE WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AT THE ATHENS HOSPITAL. THEY KEPT HER OVER NIGHT. AND MOST OF MONDAY MONITORING ENZYMES AND POKING AND PRODDING. THEY DETERMINED IT WAS NOT A HEART ATTACK.


DR. GREY, OUR FAMILY DOCTOR, CAME BY MONDAY MORNING AND I EXPRESSED MY CONCERN ABOUT HER UNSTEADINESS ON HER FEET AND HER TROUBLES WITH SPEECH. THIS DID NOT SEEM LIKE IT WAS CAUSED BY KIDNEY PROBLEMS BUT BY A POSSIBLE MINI-STROKE. HE AGREED AND ORDERED AN MRI. HE ALSO WROTE A PRESCRIPTION FOR A WALKER TO HELP HER NAVIGATE. SHE GOT OUT OF THE HOSPITAL JUST BEFORE FIVE AND IS BACK HOME. SHE WILL GO BACK FOR A STRESS TEST THIS MORNING HOWEVER.