Ken Barby is my brother-in-law, the husband of my sister Carol. He is 86 years old and healthy and maintained their home on McCullough Lake, south of Owen Sound, Ontario. The only bow to age was not plowing the driveway during a snow storm. Paul, a neighbor, used his tractor and blade to remove the snow but Ken cleared the walkway and the path to the wood shed using the snow blower. In the summer, he puttered around with the lawnmower and weed whacker. And of course, he always kept the fire going in their wood stove. In other words, he was active and useful.
But last week, he fell in the yard and could not get up. Carol had an ambulance take him to the hospital in Owen Sound. It turned out to be an infected leg. When in hospital Ken suffered a massive stroke. Now several days later, he is just beginning to become responsive and trying to smile and talk. Living by the lake will no longer be an option for Carol and Ken but up until now, it has served them well.
Life is very unpredictable. One day you are healthy cutting the grass and the next moment you are in the hospital fighting to say a word. In the past, Ken was just like the bunny who kept going and going and going. Now we will cheer him on with his recovery.
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