The Day My Life Changed

May 18, 2013.  Age 40, I had a TIA (mini stroke) and an ischemic stroke.  Slurred speech, sudden headache, drooling were the symptoms.  Lucky I was among people.  Someone called 911. The next seven days are one test after another, checking my brain, arteries, heart, kidneys.  Nothing is wrong.  Except high blood pressure and high cholesterol.  I go home on a diuretic, a calcium channel blocker, cholesterol med, and baby aspirin to thin the blood and prevent clotting.  No paralysis or immobility of motor skills, no cognitive deficits, so far, except a brain fart here and there.  Very, very lucky.  Was a right hemisphere stroke, not sure yet exactly what part of brain, I need to get that info from the hospital so I can do more research on that.  It was a small~medium stroke, affected four centimeters of my brain.  Thought I should document what goes thru my head, what I experience, and the various information I find so I don't do the same research twice, knowing that could very well happen since the memory part might of been affected.  I just hope I remember this blog exists and keep posting. ^_^