My Grandma called me up a few minutes ago to ask me to contact my mum who was at work, and get my mum to call her. My Grandpa, who is nearly 90, has just been rushed to hospital after having a stroke. He's been very frail recently and this is just the latest in a long line of things. I'm really close to my Grandpa, and love him dearly. I really need people to send him as much healing energy and prayers as you possibly can. Sorry about the haphazard nature of this journal - obviously I'm really worried and upset. My grandparents live nearly 100 miles away from us, so it's not like I can just pop over the road and see them. Having said that, I think when dad gets home from work tonight we'll be going down to see them anyway.


EDIT:

OK, my parents went down this afternoon, and I stayed behind with the dog. I got a phone call from Mum a few minutes ago to say it's worse than they thought, and he's had a severe stroke. They're taking him for a brain scan this evening. It's been a weird sort of day, it hadn't really sunken in until I got that phone call, and now I'm really upset. Mum'll be calling me tomorrow to update me if there's anything new.


EDIT 2:

Mum just called - she rang the hospital this morning to ask how he is - apparently he had a good night, he's settled, he's conscious and trying to speak to the staff, which is excellent news. It sounds like it's affected his speech, but the main thing is that he's conscious. She's going to ring the hospital again at lunchtime, then they're going in to see him this afternoon. I had a terrible night last night - I couldn't stop thinking about him, wether he was conscious or not, etc.

EDIT 3:

Mum rang again. They've been in to see him, and he's bad. She said it's about as bad as it can be without him being in a coma. He can't swallow, can't speak, can't move his head. He barely recognised Grandma, but Mum wasn't sure if he recognised her or not. now I'm really glad that I'm not down there because I wouldn't be able to bear seeing him like that. He's nil by mouth at the moment, because of all the tests, but he's going to have to have to be fed intravenously later. He's not going to be home for weeks...if at all.


EDIT 4:

OK, some good news - Mum called again and she, Grandma and Dad went in to see him again today. Mum said he's looking a lot better than he did yesterday - he recognised her and Grandma, and he was a lot more responsive. He still can't eat or drink anything, and can't really talk, but when the nurse asked him to open his mouth and stick out his tongue, he did so straight away. Mum explained that he was in Airdale (the hospital) and he nodded, and when she said she'd been over to the study and been through a few bits of paper and paid a check, and asked him if he minded, he shook his head. Mum also said something along the lines of asking him if he'd get better quickly, which he nodded to - same old Grandpa! He kept falling asleep every few minutes or so, but that's his body trying to heal itself, I think. So, from what she said, he sounds pretty compus mentus, and it's just taken a physical toll on him. Mum said they're being cautiously optimistic.