He has improved a lot, and sounds just like his old self on the phone, but he still has a way to go, especially with fine motor skills. He will need to go for out-patient physiotherapy several times per week in yet another hospital.
The Home Nursing Care people will be sending a walker, and other items to help with his mobility the first month. The doctors say most patients who had what he had do make a full recovery, but it will take a bit of time. So here's hoping!