Cheri, my dad had several strokes which led them to kind out he had some serious heart problems. They found and fixed the issues with his heart and due to the strokes he had some memory issues which did get better over time. He couldn't work anymore but was back to his old self within a year or so. He had really bad trouble understanding people right at first as well. A lot of times, til he died, he would still have issues trying to say what was in his head but he couldn't get it out the way he wanted it to sound. He would get so frustrated because his thoughts were good he just couldn't get his mouth to say the right things. He died of a brain aneurysm last year but I don't think it was to do with anything related to the strokes he had 3 years before. I think he died from it because he willed it that way. He missed my mom, had found her actually, we had buried my brother in '96 and on top of everything the stuff he saw when he was in the Viet-Nam war, I just honestly think he gave up and didn't want to live anymore. It sounds to me that your dad has a huge and very loving web of friends and family to support him in his fight to get better, I'm sure he will be just fine, but as was said earlier please remember to take care of yourself, eat and sleep and do what you need to do for you because what good would it do your dad if he was worried about you all the time instead of him trying to fight and get himself better? Help him by keeping yourself well cared for and it will make the strength he needs to get better even stronger. You and your dad will often be in my thoughts, and I wish you very well,
Steph