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Hello @scmac

I am so sorry to hear of your dad's recurring strokes. That must be very difficult for him and the rest of the family. I would certainly agree with Colleen's suggestion of contacting the hospital's administrative offices.

However, given your dad's recurring strokes, has your family considered taking your dad to a different hospital system for another opinion? If he is near a large medical/research facility like Mayo or a university medical school that might be a good way for your family to get a second opinion and be sure that he is getting the best treatment available.

I look forward to hearing from you again.

Teresa

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Yes he has a daughter and his wife there. She has been trying to advocate the best she can. He is at Florida Memorial in Sebring. Last update they think his heart is producing blood clots so they have put him on blood pressure med. He does have Afib. But he is now droopy faced and barely uses his left side. Will try to keep updating as days go on. I will have my sister contact administration or I will. Thank you so much.

@scmac some people find it hard to step in, question and advocate. But patients and family are a valid and vital part of the care team. A few tips to help are:
1. Ask questions. No question is a dumb questions.
2. Repeat back what you heard. This helps you retain the information, but also shows the provider how his or her information has been interpreted. Any misunderstandings can be cleared up.
3. Ask more questions about any loose ends.

There is a great conversation happening in the Cancer group about medications that I think you should read. It's great information about keeping track of medications and knowing what you're taking them for. With your father's recent change in health and new medications, the information being shared is really important to keep in mind. See the discussion here:

- Overmedication with cancer and other conditions https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/overmedication/