Happy Birthday Paul!
Mar 3rd, 2009 by Perry
As most of you probably already know, today is Paul’s 85th birthday so I know you join me in wishing him well and hoping that his next birthday finds him in much better shape.
On Sunday, Birgitte Grimstad left a comment on one of the previous posts that you may not have noticed if you don’t go through the comments regularly. She visited with Paul recently, and I encourage you to read her comment for a recent report on his current condition.
Dr. Kempinski had planned on possibly taking Paul out of the hospital for while today for lunch, but when I emailed him yesterday and asked if that were still going to happen, he replied that he thought it was still a bit too soon for him to go out just yet. He did report earlier in the week that he had seen some improvement in Paul’s ability to speak in short sentences. Progress in recovering from a stroke is frequently a long uphill battle so even little achievements must be celebrated.
I was not aware of Paul’s stroke until today–I unfortunately have not accessed his site as often as I might have. If whoever gets this can let him knw that, now having found out, Leonard Marcus is stretching his hand from Massachusetts across the sea and half of Europe to wish him not just well but if necessary a miracle for a quick and complete recovery. Paul and I have had many relationships going back to the 1960s, none more valuable to me than as friends. I am concerned that the last posting on his site, by anybody, is dated March 3.
I was not aware of Paul’s stroke until today–I unfortunately have not accessed his site as often as I might have. If whoever gets or sees this can let him know that, now having found out, Leonard Marcus is stretching his hand from Massachusetts across the sea and half of Europe to wish him not just well but if necessary a miracle for a quick and complete recovery. Paul and I have had many relationships going back to the 1960s, none more valuable to me than as friends. I am concerned that the last posting on his site, by anybody, is dated March 3.