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 Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2014 4:42 pm Post subject: Gordie Howe suffered a stroke |
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http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/_/id/11781322/gordie-howe-serious-stroke-recovering-daughter-home
| Quote: | Gordie Howe suffers serious stroke
Hockey great Gordie Howe suffered a serious stroke Sunday and has lost some function on one side of his body and has difficulty speaking, his son, Dr. Murray Howe, confirmed to The Detroit News.
The elder Howe, who suffered the stroke while in Texas, is recovering at his daughter's house in Lubbock, his son told the News. Dr. Murray Howe is the head of the department of radiology at Toledo Hospital in Ohio.
Gordie Howe is recovering at his daughter's Texas home after suffering a serious stroke, his son tells The Detroit News.
"Basically, sometime in the early morning on Sunday he suffered a pretty bad stroke," Dr. Howe told the News.
"The right side of his body is very, very weak. He's unable to stand without help. He's able to speak, but very, very difficult to speak.
"He knows who he is. He knows the people around him. But it is very difficult for him to get up and walk around. So he is pretty much confined to his bed right now. So we're just trying to keep him comfortable, and that's our goal."
Howe's son told the News that "Mr. Hockey" had returned to shape and was walking up to a mile a day after undergoing spinal surgery this summer. But while the surgery helped alleviate one problem, his recovery from the stroke will be "a little bit tougher to fight."
"For any fans who are concerned about him, they should know that he's very comfortable and he's surrounded by family," he told the News. "And that is our goal, to make sure he is as happy and comfortable as can be, until the end."
The 86-year-old Howe was a six-time winner of the Hart Trophy as league most valuable player, winner of six Art Ross Trophies as the leading scorer and played on four Stanley Cup-winning teams with the Detroit Red Wings. |
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