Yesterday afternoon, just before the end of the work day, I received a call from Steve Kesler - my cousin who is currently staying with my Dad and Mei-Ling. Since Steve and I have never talked on the phone, I figured the news wasn't good. And when the first words out Steve's mouth were, "Your Dad had brain surgery this afternoon," my gut plummeted to floor with a thud.
Fortunately, the news was very good. Evidently Dad went in to the doctor late Wednesday afternoon - symptoms such as falling, forgetfulness, etc. had been accelerating over the past few weeks so Dad decided to have it checked out. The doctor was concerned and ordered up a scan. Turns out Dad had the Mother of all Blood Clots on his brain. So he had brain surgery early yesterday to remove the clot. The surgery went well - the clot was between the brain membrane and the brain itself so it came out pretty easily - although two holes in his head were required to get it all out.
I'm thinking that this brain blood clot explains so much. All his outlandishness can be blamed on a brain clot - the perfect excuse!!!! He'll love it!
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