Utter and avoidable lunacy. Just do as every geriatric person and eat the damn bugs pills Jack.
I have heard of no one having a second stroke after getting dialed in with blood thinners and blood pressure medication...
Okay, you may bleed to death if you get a knock on your head, but I would rather be dead than a potato.
Maybe the stroke was hemorrhagic this time? If there is no lasting damage, they just need to remove the thrombus and dial in medication.
If there was lasting damage... who knows. Maybe he just missed the time window for stroke treatment. It wouldn't be Jack without some bullshit.