Doctor Burns had told him to move as much as he could to keep his muscles exercised and he was trying hard, but there were times when he was so frustrated by the paralysis in one arm and his leg that Hannah feared he would burst into tears. The weather was still bitterly cold but Steven visited twice more on the back of Jimmy’s motor bike. On the last visit Jimmy had arrived with a more powerful bike which Steven duly admired. ‘I’ll sell you my old motor bike at a bargain price,’ he grinned, ‘It’ll be a lot better than your old push bike. You’ll want to keep visiting regularly I suppose, while your father is ill?’ ‘Mmm, I wonder if he’ll ever get the power back in his right arm. Mother says his right leg is weaker too but he can stand on it so long as he has some support.’ ‘Ma says a stroke can ruin the life o’ the fittest man.’ Jimmy said sympathetically. ‘How much do you want for your bike?’ Steven asked.
