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ICU Update

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Going into all of this, all of the diagnosis' that my daddy has had over the last 4+ years, I began to research a lot. More than I wish I had. I've learned the ins and outs of Primary Progressive Aphasia Dementia, Atrial Fibrillation, and Parkinsons Disease. I learned so many heart breaking things, from lack of treatment to symptoms to life expectancies. It is all heart breaking. I learned the 'stages' of each disease and knew what to potentially expect and to look for. It was a huge relief that my daddy, before he reached the worst stages, (it's hard to think it could get worse than what it started as) he went into a nursing home. I thought 'what a relief, he is safe' but if anything I've learned so far is true, dont ever get comfortable. Thursday morning, first thing, I got a call from my mom. Instantly, I knew something was wrong. She didnt have work that day so I knew getting a call from her cell phone was not normal. My dad had an incident in the