Thank goodness, all the stars aligned. She was diagnosed within three hours after she noticed the incident, given the correct medication, hospitalized, placed in the care of awesome healthcare professionals, is currently at home and on the road to full recovery.
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| The month started off on a high note. Dr. David Truly, front left, met with members of the LCS Board of Directors to share his opinion as it relates to LCS 2.0 Long Range Strategic Plan. | The next day, David addressed a crowd of over 250 people at Open Circle to share his perspective on retirement destinations and said LSC plays a pivotal role in integrating the foreign and Mexican communities. |
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| We watch a simulcast performance of Porgy and Bess live from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York at a local movie theater. We enjoyed it so much, we decided to put the Opera on our Bucket List. | On her way to LCS, Glorine was so impressed that this man was able to use a pay phone. The last pay phone we used was in East Germany in 1998, which did not work. |
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| We joined a group of friends who have a standing gig every February to celebrate birthdays. Jean and Ron (birthday boy) organize the event at an outdoor restaurant in Chapala. | Kay, in the middle, between Gary and their daughter Jennifer who is visiting from Minneapolis, was another celebrant. Another beautiful night along the shores of Lake Chapala. |
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| Friends Clive and Bev, like us, joined in on the fun, for fine food, bottomless Margaritas and some great cake while singing happy birthday. | We spent a day at the 42nd annual Chili Cook-Off. This three-day event is the largest and most important fund-raising events at Lakeside. |
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| LCS had a booth at the Chili Cook-Off that we staffed for a couple of hours along with fellow board member Tim Boardman. We were amazed at all the first timers we met and were able to help. | Monday, February 10 started like most every other day. Glorine was at the gym, but noticed feeling weak. She had the good sense of seeing Dr. Leon, who diagnosed her as having a stroke and schedule an MRI in Guadalajara. |
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| The MRI confirmed that Glorine had a hemorrhagic stroke and was checked into Hospital Santa Maria. The neurologist examined her, gave her some medicine and placed her on immediate bed rest. | Carmen and Denise arrive the following day to be with her and provided much needed emotional support. The hospital looked more like a resort, with a patio outside every room. |
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| The following day, a CT scan showed the bleeding had stopped. While Dr. Cardenas found no neurological damage, Glorine remained hospitalized for four days, when another scan showed the hematoma was starting to get smaller. | As we checked out of the hospital, Glorine took a few minutes to enjoy the patio for the first time. From here we went home, where she was placed on bed rest for ten days. It is an hour drive to Ajijic. |
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| Denise left on Saturday. Carmen stayed until Tuesday. And while she was here, she hosted this dinner with Wayne and Maureen, filled our freezer with food, cleaned and did the laundry and helped get Larry ready to be the care giver. | The MRI on the left shows the hematoma, about an inch in diameter. The CT scan taken two weeks later showed the hematoma decrease by 60 to 70 percent. From here Glorine went from bed rest to what she calls "house arrest". |
