The good and the bad

The good news is that my mom's heart is working perfectly and she is in no pain. No pain meds but Tylenol for the past day and a half which is impressive since open heart surgery was just 3.5 days ago. The bad news is that the doctors are pretty sure she suffered a stoke during surgery. We are hoping today they can do an MRI to confirm the stroke but they can't do an MRI until they get her pacing wires out and they can't take the pacing wires out until her blood thickens up a little from all the drugs they have given her. Her brain has cleared and she is back to normal but she still can't see very well which is why we assume she had a stroke. When I look at her she looks blind, her eyes don't move they just stare straight ahead unfocused and her left eyelid droops a little lower. She can see a little but is not able to move her eyes at all and can see best when one eye is closed, like her eyes are working against each other rather than together. It breaks my heart that my mom may never be able to drive, read a book, or look me in the eye again. I try to keep it together in front of her but at least she can't see me when a tear does spill out. Hopefully today will bring more answers, improvement, and recovery. I know nothing is impossible and recovery from a stroke is possible, we are just hoping for the best and trying to stay positive.