The Most Beautiful Dance I Ever Enjoyed With My Husband

This past weekend my husband, Dan danced at our friend's daughter's wedding. Well, if you consider swaying from side to side dancing, then it qualifies. While it may not seem so remarkable, the fact that Dan wiggled on a dance floor is amazing and wonderful! It was just five years ago that his life took a cruel turn and he suffered a devastating stroke. He couldn't walk, talk or eat. He had a feeding tube in his stomach, and we were told he was "gravely" ill. The stroke had affected his brain stem where bodily functions were regulated, paralyzed the optic nerve and traveled beyond. He received tPA -- tissue plasminogen activator -- in the hours following the stroke, a sometimes lifesaving clot busting treatment, but after a brief period of lucidity, he lapsed back into oblivion. Dan was at Cedars Sinai Hospital for two months. He suffered a series of serous issues and was transferred to 10 different rooms (ICU, cardiac step down, rehab, ICU, etc.). In each room I hung his biking uniforms and taped cards from well wishers to remind him of his life. Recovery did not occur in a straight line. He experienced progress and setbacks. He developed a painful urinary tract infection after pulling out the catheter, twice. He had an abdominal bleed and needed a transfusion of nine units of blood and plasma and a duodenum repair. One day they called a "red alert" as he had a ventricular tachycardia and he had to be electro-shocked back to a normal rhythm. The stroke affected his abil...
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