Stroke Survivor Recovery Stories - Champion the Challenges

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My Family, Therapists, Horses and Perseverance
Drove my Stroke Rehabilitation

TYPE OF STROKE: HEMORRHAGIC While sitting down to watch a football game in December of 2019, my left hand unintentionally released a bottle of water twice, which was very strange, followed by a very severe headache on my…

Neil KehoeSeptember 8, 2021

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Double Brain Surgery after a
Hemorrhagic Stroke Due to Moyamoya Disease:
Orlena Fong Shek’s Stroke Story

TYPE OF STROKE: HEMORRHAGIC This amazing story began at the end of 2011 when Orlena, only 33 at the time and a practicing lawyer, was driving on a California freeway with her 21month old also in the car. …

Champion the ChallengesJune 21, 2021

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JudyAnn Edwards Stroke Experience

An Ischemic Stroke, and Aphasia, brought me closer to being Brave and enjoying Music The past 14 years have been constant work to overcome my Ischemic Stroke. I have made great progress; however, the challenges were not small. For example,…

JudyAnn EdwardsJune 17, 2021

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Petra Morales Stoke Experience

TYPE OF STROKE: HEMORRHAGIC It was an afternoon in October, 2015 and I was at home with my son, and I didn’t feel well. I was supposed to be getting ready to attend a birthday party, but I…

Petra MoralesJune 10, 2021

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“My Passion of Being a Great Caregiver
Motivates Me Every Day”

My name is Juve Alcantara, family and close friends call me Jovy. I grew up in the Philippines and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Tourism. When I was young, my dream was to become a nurse. But since…

Juve AlcantaraJanuary 14, 2021

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“Hello hello… I’m at a place called Vertigo”

TYPE OF STROKE: ISCHEMIC I woke up early on June 30, 2020 with a light headache and neck pain. I had been having headaches off and on for about a week, but it didn’t feel like anything concerning.…

Danny HalvorsonJanuary 14, 2021

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Fitness Advocate Suffers Stroke

TYPE OF STROKE: ISCHEMIC A Yoga Teacher and Fitness Advocate, Can Still Suffer a Stroke As I woke up in the morning, I had a hard time moving my right side. Everything seemed a little fuzzy and I…

Gregory WongDecember 14, 2020

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Clear my Calendar, I’m driving and having a Stroke!

TYPE OF STROKE: ISCHEMIC I still get chills when I think of that nightmare morning — I was driving to my real estate office 3 years ago when the nightmare began. I was taking a right-hand turn when…

Tom YoreDecember 14, 2020

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My Strokes that Started “Champion the Challenges”

Life is a journey and the three strokes I survived certainly added some spice to my life experience. Yes, like every stroke survivor, I wish it didn’t happen to me, but after I got that victim thought out of my…

Deb ShawSeptember 19, 2020

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