Trucker ready to hit the road after stroke

Baack · Jun 10, 2010

A happy ending and no ending:
10-4, good buddy: David Butzin is ready to hit the road.
Butzin, 61, is a trucker based in Missouri. Divorced and single, he lives in his rig. In late February, while hauling meat through Princeton, he stopped for the night. He awoke to find his left side immobile.
He soon was taken to OSF Saint Francis Medical Center. Diagnosed with a stroke, he would need long-term rehab, and that brought trouble.
He has no health coverage. Though he is a Vietnam War veteran, a paperwork snag jammed his benefits. And by early March, OSF had set a release date.
Where would he go? A homeless shelter? The street?
His son lives outside Tampa, Fla. That's also home to Home With a Heart, a small not-for-profit that helps vets.
Though tight on budget, the agency bought him a plane ticket. And, after I talked to OSF, the hospital allowed him to stay a few extra days until ready to fly to Florida.
He stayed at Home With a Heart and immediately started rehab. Doctors had warned he might not get better for a year. But Butzin pushed himself hard enough to get back into driving shape in three months.
"I got 95 percent back of all use," he says with glee. "I can do the itsy-bitsy-spider crawl with my hands."
Within days, he should be back in his cab
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http://www.pjstar.com/news/x1602634644/Luciano-Trucker-ready-to-hit-the-road-after-stroke

Ike · Jun 10, 2010

Thats inspiration and determanation

jtrnr1951 · Jun 10, 2010

Home With A Heart.........

Thank You for helping !!!!

rocknroll nik · Jun 29, 2010

Good story with a great ending/beginning

sammycat · Jun 29, 2010

you can recover and be productive after a stroke-nice stoy Baack

TREE · Jul 3, 2010

I have always loved to read about a comeback victory

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