Longtime KTRK (Channel 13) sports reporter Tim Melton, who suffered a stroke last October, said today that he is continuing with rehabilitation work and feeling better and moving better.
Tim Melton has been with Channel 13 since 1981.(handout)
Melton posted an update on his Facebook page regarding his condition and confirming the nature of his illness. He said he has been undergoing treatment at the TIRR Memorial Hermann.
I thank all of you who have expressed your concern as to what caused my absence, but I wanted to wait until I had a good sense of what the future holds before saying anything, he wrote. I am happy to report Im getting better every day.
My thanks to all my friends at Channel 13 for their concern and support. Thanks to the doctors, therapists and nurses at TIRR. And special thanks to my sons and wife, who have had to go through the recovery with me and Im not always the greatest patient.
Melton, who has been with Channel 13 since 1981, said he understands that viewers have been hungry for news of his condition.
If theres not concern theres curiosity, and I appreciate those who are concerned. I even appreciate those who are curious, he said. But Im feeling better and moving better and just feel better about everything.
You never expect this to happens, and when it does, it means a great deal when people show their care and consideration. It makes you want to come back and try to get your life going again.
Melton said he does not know when he will return to the air.
Its like the injury report, where theyre listed as day to day, he said. The thing is making progress. Some areas are closer than others, but Im making progress every day. At least I have a good sense of the fact that I can make it back, and that is the biggest thing.
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KTRK's Tim Melton on the mend after stroke