Jack has Small Stroke and Spends Nine Days in Hospital
Heart of A Servant Leader, p. 78
Abingdon Hospital
Could not travel overseas for 3 months, and had to cut back on work until after June 1, causing Jack to miss Sonship Retreat.
"During the past two-and-one-half weeks life has been hard for Rose Marie and me. On March 6 in the evening I had a small stroke that affected my left arm, numbed my neck and face on the left side, and for a short time also numbed my lower leg. I then spent nine days in the hospital, with real progress being made. At times there were struggles too—tough ones. But the gospel of grace really caught me up with the power of the Holy Spirit so that my sense of humor and love were triumphing over my weakness and fears. One nurse seems to be near conversion, and another promised to visit New Life Church in Glenside. . . . I also gave a copy of Rose Marie’s book to a young German doctor. He promised to read it. Rose Marie and I left the hospital with a little book-signing ceremony.
There will be a thinning out of my schedule, i.e., cutting back the Sonship weekends and long overseas trips to places like Kiev and Africa. The cardiologist also says that I cannot go overseas for three months because that’s an important period for people who have had strokes. Heavy-duty work and travel should not happen till at least June 1. That is a shock because this eliminates the missionary retreat.
Miller, C. John (2004-06-14). The Heart of a Servant Leader: Letters from Jack Miller (pp. 78-79). P&R Publishing. Kindle Edition.