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Report: Boone Pickens suffers "mini-stroke" and working with speech therapy

STILLWATER — Oklahoma State alum and Cowboy athletics mega-booster Boone Pickens was hospitalized in late December after suffering what he's called a "mini-stroke."

Experienced a ministroke. Will be another ‘Old Man Makes a Comeback’ story. Back to working in the office. I think. Kidding. More later.

— T. Boone Pickens (@boonepickens) January 9, 2017

Pickens, 88, wrote on Twitter, "Experienced a ministroke. Will be another ‘Old Man Makes a Comeback’ story. Back to working in the office. I think. Kidding. More later." He was reportedly having a private dinner party in Dallas when the stroke occurred.