Powley Case
Voyageur Articles
February, 2001
by Tom Spaulding
“I had a good chat with Steve on the phone last night.
He told me that he would be leaving the hospital today. He
has been there since December 26th. Yes, he and his family
did manage to get their house decorated again with that amazing
collection of Christmas balls Steve enjoys so much. Yes, the
family had a fine Christmas. And no, they do not have moose
meat in the hospital. And no, Steve has not developed a taste
for ‘packaged food’!
“Will Steve be able to hunt again? My answer, after
our conversation, would be a categorical yes! Perhaps there
are some of you who do not know that Steve lost a leg (to
diabetes) in a previous hospital session and has now lost
a portion of his remaining foot. But I can tell you that he
has lost nothing of his spirit! As soon as the pain from this
recent bout has diminished sufficiently Steve will be working
with the experts to re-learn how to walk. Knowing Steve as
I do he probably won’t wait that long.” |
