Almost a month after my father's by-pass, it was my mother who was hospitalized, this time, suffering from a stroke. One part of her body was completely paralyzed due to excessive bleeding in her brain yet the doctors were hopeful since they could stop the bleeding. Now all we had to do was to wait until the bloody mess dissipated. She even managed to move her paralyzed leg which, according to them, meant a greater chance for her recovery.