Our Maine Street's Aroostook Issue 14 : Fall 2012 | Page 47

nurses worked together to provide him with the help he needed to
improve. According to Pelletier, the steady attention given to him by
the rehab team has made a difference in his rehab.

“They work as a team and it’s fantastic,” he said. “They
communicate, and they know when to push me harder and when to
have me slow down.”

Pelletier, who has maintained a positive attitude throughout
his rehab, continues to suffer from double vision, but he expects his
eyes to get better over time. He can now get around with the help of
a walker, and he intends to continue improving.

“I can walk and talk. I can still move,” he said. “I didn’t realize
that strokes were so prevalent and debilitating. I consider myself to
be very fortunate.”

Thanks to his hard work and some help from the TAMC
rehab team, Pelletier achieved his goal of walking out of the hospital
under his own power on July 27. He intends to get back to playing
computer games and fishing, and he hopes to be able to hunt this
fall.

“I just want to get back to life,” he said.

Michael Pelletier plays Nintendo Wii Golf to regain his strength
upational therapist Casey Nightingale.

Roger & Joan Connolly
207.455.8340

Salmon Brook Valley
Maine 100% Pure Maple Syrup

Excellant Gift Ideas:
Gifts Basket, Maple Butter
Maple Syrup
320 High Meadow Road
Perham, Me 04766
www.mainemaplesyrup-sbv.com

250 MAIN STREET
FORT KENT, MAINE 04743
207 834-3055
OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK ~ LUNCH & DINNER

COMMERCIAL
LAND WITH CURVE CUT

1078B PRESQUE ISLE RD
US-1
CARIBOU, MAINE

207.325.425

10
ACRES

FALL 2012 47