Michael helps Jay out of the car after they drove an hour and a half to visit Lorene in Kindred Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. According to the Johns Hopkins Medicine Center, “After six months, improvements [from a stroke] are possible but will be much slower. Most stroke patients reach a relatively steady state at this point. For some, this means a full recovery. Others will have ongoing impairments.” Since he has become eligible for Medicare once again, the family has had Jay on a waiting list to get an appointment with a local physical therapy center. He has been on this waiting list since the early summer of 2021. In December, he finally received an appointment. His sons, Michael and Birash, will be taking him to each session and will help him along his healing journey.