I wish to give a heart-felt thank you for everyone who has prayed for my husband after his stroke between 3:30-4:00 Saturday morning. Thankfully, I was in the dining room taking a couple antacids, heard my husband fumbling around in the bathroom, and went to see what was wrong.

My husband had removed all his clothes and responded to my question with gibberish I knew immediately he was having stroke he needed to be taken to the hospital immediately thus called 911 for an ambulance.

After trying to dress him, the pants were easy but his shirt was a challenge he could not control his right arm so his shirt and jacket was placed on his left arm across his back only with another jacket covering his front.

Before leaving to bring our 4X4 Pathfinder to the door, I put his right boot on three times each time he promptly removed the boot. When starting the Pathfinder one cop showed up he helped me get Mike to my vehicle and the snoopy cop being a cop wanted me to put my giant breed dogs one a hostile Anatolian Shepherd in another area so he could come inside.

Time was of the essence and simply replied to him no time for your games my husband is having a stroke. By that time, six more useless police and state troupers were in front of our house then five or more volunteer firemen who were far more useful than the police was and state troupers were as they gave him oxygen and started monitoring his vitals but still no ambulance.

Finally said close the door I will take him to the hospital when the ambulance finally arrived and once more a volunteer fireman EMT helped me put Mike’s boot back on and he promptly took it off again.

Note: the side impacted by the stroke is numb and does not feel right to the victim and they will fight against the unfamiliar sensations but you have to proceed with your plan even if fools are attempting to control and derail your goals.

In spite of CPR training through the years when such a situation occurs, you have to have a plan and mine was to get my husband to a hospital ASAP with or without a tardy ambulance.

By the end of this very long day, I sat down and cried before e-mailing Tiger1 to let her know what was going on for me it was a difficult day.

Mike has a long road ahead of him but thankfully, for all your prayers he has made progress without medical intervention.

When I told Mike that people he did not know were praying for him, he cried and kept saying thank you as do I.

Thank you sincerely.