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Originally Posted by geonuc
Any idea about how long he will be hospitalized?
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Brother Paul again:
Haven't a clue; he still cannot walk, and his and my guess is that in addition to high fever and high blood sugar a stroke was thrown in there somewhere. In fact an MRI performed about six weeks ago showed "old" strokes (doctor's words) that may explain some of the difficulty Kaptain K was having when recovering from diverticulitis surgery in '07. He is weaker on his right side than his left, and has uncontrollable tremors in his right hand and foot. They're still functional, just not very. He is having physical therapy and speech therapy every weekday, working on his mobility and cognitive function. He will be under medical care as long as he is unable to care for himself, and we don't have any idea how long that will be.
He will tell you that he doesn't feel as smart as he did before this occurrence, but he's still plenty with it in the brains department. I'm waiting for DonnieB's laptop to show up so that the Kaptain can log on and tell you all about it himself.