Howe's doctor: "I feel like this is his final lap around the rink"

Murray Howe, one of Gordie's sons, told Helene St. James and George Sipple from the Detroit Free Press on Tuesday. "I'm guessing that he's not going to recover ... but then again, he's about as strong as they get. If anybody can do it he can." "I feel like this is his final lap around the rink." “Mr. Hockey” is currently resting at his daughter’s Lubbock, TX home. “The right side of his body is very, very weak. He’s unable to stand without help. He’s able to speak, but very, very difficult to speak. “He knows who he is. He knows the people around him. But it is very difficult for him to get up and walk around. So he is pretty much confined to his bed right now. So we’re just trying to keep him comfortable, and that’s our goal.” This is terribly disheartening news. We hope Howe can pull through, he is a true inspiration.