Robert was rushed to Texas Health Fort Worth, where an X-ray found a blockage the size of a watermelon seed impeding blood flow to the left side of his brain.
65-year-old Robert Williams still gets emotional talking about his health struggles.The one-time basketball player is recovering from back-to-back strokes.Priscilla Williams, his wife, knew something was seriously wrong when he didn't respond to her.Robert was rushed to Texas Health, where an X-ray found a blockage the size of a watermelon seed impeding blood flow to the left side of his brain.
"As a result, he was really not able to speak or understand speech, and he wasn't able to move the right side of his body," said Doctor Yinn Cher Obi, who treated Williams at Texas Health Fort Worth.Dr. Ooi said the condition of Williams' vessels made it impossible to perform a traditional thrombectomy.
"Because of that, we enrolled him in one of the ongoing trials here we have at Texas Health, which allowed us to do a small incision just above the collarbone to access the carotid artery," said Dr. Ooi.However, a day later, another clot formed — this time on the right side of his brain — causing back-to-back strokes and another emergency surgery."It was hard it was very hard," said Williams. "It was one of those moments when your faith really has to kick in.
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