Thanks for the well wishes. Dad's doing okay, his speech wasn't effected, and he is still "with it". It left him very weak, but he is getting around with the help of a walker. The main problem was that he couldn't swallow for the first couple of weeks so he had to stay in the hospital with a feeding tube. As with many stroke victims he was feeling a bit blue when he got back home. When I heard that I took Claire right up there and left her, because my dad LOVES that cat, so I reckoned having her around could only help with his mood!

With nurse Claire in charge, your Dad will recover very well! Best wishes to him from Max, Henry and Elisabeth in Spain :)

Cats are very good nurses, I know. Hope your father is okay soon again.

Claire is spending her last week up at the folks place. She's been up there for about a month working as a care cat since my Dad's stroke...she's cheering him up during his recovery, and keeping Ma company. She is mesmerized by the flames of the gas fireplace!