Hi everybody,
Okay, I do have some updated information about lisa / Farida. This was current as of late Feb. 7 - early Feb. 8
lisa did experience another stroke. Many of you will already be aware that she has a history of smaller strokes, with at least one more severe one some time back. This has been something of an ongoing condition which has never been able to be completely controlled, and has been a part of the difficulties she has had with being online for a little while now.
Anyway, on Sunday, Jan. 27, lisa was admitted to the hospital (a major medical center, not the local facility) for evaluation and tests for some new confusion and difficulties she was experiencing. The working theory at that time was a possibility that her medication levels were too high and needed to be adjusted, however some of the tests were never completed as the doctors found that the new stroke was imminent. (At this point, I can't determine if the stroke had taken place already, or if it was at a stage the doctors could tell it was about to happen, but were helpless to stop it .... either way, the effect was the same.)
Once the stroke had occured, lisa was effectively unconscious for a period of time, a few days, in fact. At that time, and at the time of my original posting, the doctor's were unable to determine if she would awaken, and if so, what her condition would be.
I'm explaining this background to emphasize the importance of this update.
At this time, lisa is awake and aware. She woke up about the middle of the week, but was very confused, which is normal under the circumstances. She had some difficulty with recognizing people, but that was slowly improving ... apparently the "breakthrough" happened when William, lisa's grandson was brought in. From what I've been told, she started to cry immediately, which let everyone know that she recognized him.
Since that point, lisa has been improving, although it is slow going. I'm not going to go into the full details but I will say that there are still questions about how much of her physical capabilities will recover. I can say that she has left the hospital, as of yesterday, and is now in a rehab center much closer to home, the closeness of that will certainly help her recovery from an emotional standpoint.
For now, that is what information I have available, although I will say that lisa herself, as well as her family, specifically asked me to keep her friends from online up to date on her condition. All of the thoughts and prayers have been greatly appreciated, and it would seem, have been very helpful.
Please keep those coming.
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