history: I received a call a few months ago that said my dad was in the ER.  He had had a stroke, but was given medicine really fast and he is ok and back at work. I received a call a few months back that my dad had been taken to the ER.
current: Oh that's terrible. Is he okay?
next: Well, it turned out that he'd had a stroke.  Fortunately they gave him the clot busting medicine really fast and he's recovered completely and is back at work.