M&M update 12:56 Wednesday 10 October

Eye of Hurricane Michael making landfall across StAndrewsSound between Mexico Beach and Tyndall AFB, below pic at 12:35 noon. 

The tip of the arrow is on our condo.

The result of this morning's MRI is that Malinda had a slightest stroke and it brought on the aphasia and forceful action to get out of the bed last evening. She is back to perfect now, has drifted off back to sleep.

Same pic, smaller size

Dr. T, the neurosurgeon, just came in, 8:18, said Malinda is better this morning (see info below) and that "she is better and she will recover from this, whatever it was. She ordered MRI scan and will look at it and let us know, but was/is optimistic.

Tom 2018 Oct 10, 8:22 AM

"What goes round comes round" applies quite literally this morning to the weather as, from our motel room in Pensacola, I watch Hurricane Michael makes its way ashore.
https://www.wjhg.com/weather "They," whoever "they" are, count, I think, "landfall" as when the hurricane's eye reaches land, but the weather radar quite clearly shows the storm bands swinging in, round, and back to sea even as I type. 

Hurricane Michael seems to have made, or, judging by what I see on television, is just now making, its forecast turn eastward, now to churn toward Panama City. What are my fears? Visualizing, just visualizing. But it's now a case of stand or sit and watch, isn't it; or kneel, eh. Those I feel, lifewise, directly responsible for are, so far as I can tell, out of harm's way. Wednesday morning stream of consciousness then.

Last evening brought about a frightening episode as M suddenly started forcibly trying to climb out of bed and her speech turned aphasic. The neurosurgeon came rushing in, ordered scans, read them, ordered her team back, and had M whisked away. In a while M was brought back to her ICU room and the doctor briefed us that there was no damage, whatever happened, including the aphasia, was passing, had passed. Two medics, her RN and a technician, were stationed in her room for the night and so, having been up since 1:30 AM, we left the medics our phone numbers and came to the motel to sleep. I mean, to rationalize and self-justify, with the medical community minding Malinda, we two octogenarians must look faithfully after ourselves and each other or we'll be no use to anyone. We will return to the hospital early. 

The neurosurgeon did say that instead of discharging Malinda this morning, she will be keeping her several more days, at least until Friday.   

When we can return home to Panama City will rest on several factors then, both Michael and Malinda, the BCSO having policies regarding return to Bay County after a major calamity.

T