Things will be different for a while

Saturday July 11th

Day 2 post stroke.  Things improved Saturday as I started to gain more movement in my left leg and foot. My speech would also continue to improve.  Dad, Anneke and the kids were on their way back to Oakville in the RV.  Jillian came to see me in the morning and managed to sneak me out of the hospital in a wheelchair for some much needed fresh air and sunshine. We called mom and she came over to join us for a visit at the hospital.  Jillian and Mom were on the way back to Oakville in the afternoon, with the planning that I was going to be flown back to Oakville in an air ambulance that evening.  



I would be lost without Jillian by my side.

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