Whispered
But I heard it clearly
2 min readApr 9, 2019
It was after I had spent three months in hospitals when I was participating in an outpatient physical therapy program for stroke and cardiac rehab when I overheard the whispered comment. I am still trying to make sense of it 20 years later.
Vinnie was an older, Italian gentleman who was recovering from a severe stroke. His deficits were similar to mine. He had extreme spasticity in…