Oh NO! Hockey Legend Gordie Howe suffered a serious stroke this past Sunday morning. As result of the stroke, Howe has lost some function to the right side of his body and is now having difficulty speaking. He is currently recovering at his daughter’s home in Lubbock, TX. Hit the jump for further info on this tragic story!
via ESPN:
Gordie Howe suffered a serious stroke Sunday and has lost some function on the right side of his body and has difficulty speaking, his daughter, Cathy Purnell, confirmed to ESPN.com.
Howe, who suffered the stroke while in Texas, is recovering at his daughter’s house in Lubbock, his son told The Detroit News. Dr. Murray Howe is the head of the department of radiology at Toledo Hospital in Ohio.
“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.”
