Jedi 1,865 Report post Posted September 20, 2014 http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nhl/red-wings/2014/09/20/gordie-howe-mark-howe-red-wings-dementia/15964027/ After a summer where it looked like the end was painfully near, Gordie Howe has rebounded in health and humor. Son Mark Howe spent part of Saturday afternoon searching for someone to fix his iPad, specifically, to get FaceTime up and running, because this is the only way he can communicate with his dad when the two are apart. Mark is in Traverse City in his role as scout for the Detroit Red Wings, while Gordie is in Lubbock, Texas, being taken care of by his daughter, Cathy, and her husband, Bob. Gordie, 86, suffers from dementia, and was in such poor shape that in late August, he had outpatient surgery to help with spinal stenosis (an abnormal narrowing of the spinal canal), which had rendered him in debilitating pain. Read the rest of the story for more. It's heartbreaking to hear how bad things were for Gordie. Especially when his family didn't think he would be around for much longer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8 Legged RedWing 367 Report post Posted September 20, 2014 Man, getting old sucks. Hopefully that surgery has helped with the pain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
