One of my neighbors had another stroke recently . A previous stroke left him with somewhat reduced mobility and the mind of about the capacity of a two to a two and a half year old , in the body of a full grown adult . The stroke of last week , has taken away more mobility of his right side . While I truly feel bad for his incompacity , I feel as bad for all the extra responsibility his wife now has on her own shoulders . Because he doesn't really understand what's going on , she is spending her entire day , from early morning , until he's asleep for the night , at his bedside in the hospital , and still has to handle all the house hold chores in the wee small hours of the night .