CANADIAN PHYSIQUE ALLIANCE APRIL || ISSUE 33 | Page 3

MARCH 2017
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
Dear Members:
I would be remiss if I did not speak about what has been on my mind
lately.   In fact, it’s been weighing on my mind pretty heavily , since the
beginning of March when I found out my very good friend, avid trainer,
judge, and CPA statistician Michael Pennie was brought in to the hospital
by ambulance.  He suffered a stroke that paralyzed the right side of his
body to the point where he had absolutely no movement of his right arm
or right leg.  Although hesitant to
visit Mike, in fear of what I would
see or hear from him, I did finally
visit him in the hospital.
It was 7pm when I made it to his
room.  He was sitting in a
wheelchair, his right leg and right
arm supported by a leg and arm
rest while the left side of is body
was unsupported and normal.  He
looked up at me coming through
the doorway and with his usual
sarcasm and humor said; “What