Taking the first steps for caring for your (aging) parents may or may not come naturally and may or may not occur suddenly or slowly. I guess mine was a progression. My dad had had a stroke in the late 1990's. Although he made a recovery it did leave him weakened and unable to do many of the things he used to do; one of which was driving. Mom and Dad fairly well for years after Dad's stroke. Mom's motto used "use it or lose it" so she kept active.
Then life changed. Mom had surgery to prevent a stroke (basically she went into the hospital relatively healthy considering all......but came out a different person) but ended up having a stroke. Despite the mention that we believed she had had a stroke, she was released from the hospital.
The next day it was obvious that she had had a stroke. She was not able to see things on her left side. Her speech was slurred and she kept repeating herself. So back to the hospital.
Surprise.....it was determined she had had a stroke. She had to undergo more surgery, more tests and about 6 weeks of rehab.
Mom made a decent recovery (to the amazement of the doctors) and was able to return home and eventually resume many of day to day routines.
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