Hi Ruth, Thanks for the update," and can still smile", thats courage and a positive sign for family and close friends. Our thoughts and patience will be rewarded in the end, it will be a long journey but we must have hope. Happy New Year to you and All HG ers Billy Horne
On Friday, January 2, 2015, Ruth Bramley <[email protected]> wrote: > Firstly, Happy New Year to you all. > > As promised, here is an update on Mike Gilpin. He is now in the rehab unit > at Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge and is making slow but steady > progress. Although at present his right arm and hand are paralysed and he > is not able to speak, he is starting to communicate with gestures, and can > still smile. > > Thank you to all who have passed on their good wishes, which have, in > turn, been passed on to Tania who I am sure will have shared them with Mike. > > It is going to be a long journey, and at the moment nobody knows how far > Mike will get along the road to recovery, but rest assured that he is being > cared for in an excellent place by highly skilled people. > > Regards > Ruthie > > On 19/12/2014 12:17, Ruth Bramley wrote: > > I am sorry to be the bearer of bad news. Mike Gilpin is in hospital. He > and his wife were on holiday in Hong Kong when he suffered a mini-stroke. I > believe that he was in hospital there when he had a second, major stroke. I > don't have many details, but I think this was about four weeks ago. They > were flown back to the UK on Tuesday and Mike is now in the stroke unit at > Addenbrookes hospital in Cambridge and will hopefully be transferred to the > rehab unit next week. It's not clear yet how much damage has been done, but > he's not able to speak at the moment, and can only stand with assistance. > His right side seems to have been affected. Obviously it is still very > early days, so there is hope. > > If you are awaiting an email reply from Mike, I'm afraid that there may be > some delay. > > I am sure that we all wish him a full recovery, and in the meantime I will > keep you updated on his progress. > > Regards > Ruthie > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "hurdygurdy" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','hurdygurdy%[email protected]');> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy > > The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at > http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from > new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "hurdygurdy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','hurdygurdy%[email protected]');> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "hurdygurdy" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','hurdygurdy%[email protected]');> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy > > The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at > http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from > new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "hurdygurdy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','hurdygurdy%[email protected]');> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
