Glad you are OK and thank God for your Buddy.
I have unfortunately learned in the past few weeks that many of these symptoms can also be attributed to Glioblastoma Multi Forme( GBM - Brain Cancer) where the tumor begins to affect the frontal lobe. Of course, a stroke is much more common. My father had many of these symptoms at the end of December and was was diagnosed with an orange sized GBM (in both Hemispheres) in January. My family is learning what an evil thing this monster is. I hate to say it, but I wish it were a stroke instead.
My mother died with GBM at the age of 78, three months after diagnosis and surgery. It is a bad, bad cancer.