update:
talked to john for about a half hour today..."tell everybody i said hello and thanks."
his biggest problem is his vision seems to be acting up...he said if he reads for a few minutes, it takes a few hours for it to come back to "readability"...i guess blurred/mixed up....which, coincidentally, is why he can't really post up here...
on another note, his stroke has seemingly unaffected his driving/use of arms/legs, etc....i think....
he goes next wednesday for a "driving check" to verify that he is capable of operating a motor vehicle....which he thinks he'll have no problems passing...
planning on coming either with me or caravanning down to mikenice's shin-dig in a few weeks....
talk to you later, john...
if anyone has a message to give him, i will most certainly relay the message