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My grandpa Elsner had a slight stroke last night. He was sitting on the edge of the bathtub when it happened and fell backward so he also has a slight concussion. Doctors prognosis is very good though. He has already improved A LOT and it's the first 24-48 hours after a stroke that are crucial so that is good. I will probably try to make it over to see him this weekend. They are only about an hour away. I found out when I went home for lunch that he had gone into the hospital from a message my Aunt Anita had left around 10:30am she also said that Grandma was having difficulty getting a hold of my Dad. I'm not sure if they didn't have any details yet, but she didn't leave any. The first thing I did was call Dad at work and let him know. Then I waited for him to get in touch with someone, find out what was happening and call me back. I'm doing okay now but between around 12:20 when I got the message and 2:30ish when Dad called me back after he got a hold of Grandma I was a little shaky. Not knowing what is going on is sometimes scarier than knowing exactly what is happening.

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Just got voice mail at work from my Dad. Apparently things are not going as well for Grandpa as was thought. Sounds like somehow there was miscommunication somewhere along the line (between the drs & Grandma? between Grandma & Dad? - I don't know - getting all the info 3rd hand isn't the greatest). Now I am being told that the stroke was more severe and Grandpa has no use of his left side. One of my uncles and his wife are there so at least Grandma is not having to deal with this alone. I will definitely go over either tomorrow after work or on Saturday.