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We accompanied Bev to see her family doctor on Tuesday. He had all of her paperwork from the hospital, and, just to add more pieces to an already complex puzzle, he mentioned that she had suffered a slight stroke due to that clogged carotid artery. We have heard so many diagnoses for her that we don’t know who or what to believe anymore. What we do realize for sure is that she is still confused, and completely uninterested in doing anything other than complaining. It makes for some very unpleasant and seemingly endless visits. In addition, she has been phoning us to moan that she can’t breathe, or her oxygen isn’t working, or she can’t take a deep breath. We have reached the point where we just reply, “Uh-huh, whatever.” And, yes, her oxygen is working fine and she is breathing more easily than she has in over 20 years.