Reports: Gordie Howe Suffers Serious Stroke
DETROIT (WWJ) - Multiple reports are saying hockey legend Gordie Howe suffered a serious stroke Sunday in Texas, has lost some function on one side of his body and has difficulty speaking. Howe is 86.
His son, Dr. Murray Howe told The Detroit News, his dad suffered the stroke early Sunday morning. Howe heads the radiology Department at Toledo Hospital.
Howe says "the right side of his body is very, very weak. He's unable to stand without help. He's able to speak, but very, very difficult to speak."
"He knows who he is. He knows the people around him. But it is very difficult for him to get up and walk around."
Gordie Howe is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, as is his son, Mark.
His wife, Colleen, died in 2009.
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