Nitai’s Story

Stroke in young people has seen an increase in the last 15 years — 11% more young people are now at higher risk of stroke than before. The risk factors for stroke in young people are the same as for adults, but young people are usually less likely to pay close attention to their health […]

Ashley’s story — the silent cavernoma

Two days after giving birth to her son, Ashley felt there was something wrong with her. She decided to have a glass of wine with dinner and afterwards she started to feel out of herself — her instincts told her to call her doctor. After a chat with her doctor and taking her blood pressure, […]

Jeri’s “Stroke of Luck”

It had been four days of an intense headache for Jeri. Sitting on the couch around 10pm, she was working on her laptop when her husband arrived. All of the sudden she heard a pop in her head — like a firework — lost her ability to speak, balance, and her vision was blurry. This […]

Andrea’s story — stroke after pregnancy

Andrea’s story begins three weeks before her due date; she had been going to regular check ups due to increased high blood pressure her doctor was concerned about. On April 3rd, Andrea and her husband welcomed a healthy baby girl into their lives. A few days after going home, Andrea woke up with a migraine […]

Keith’s story – Strength After Stroke

Keith’s stroke story is one of difficult challenges and inspiring next steps. He had a fantastic family, a beautiful house in Oregon, and was the Sales Manager and Owner of a large manufacturing company. His life was great. While preparing for a business trip, Keith realizes he has had a stroke — his wife was […]

Gabriela’s story

My name is Gabriela and I survived a massive sinus vein thrombosis that left me paralyzed on my right side immediately after the stroke. I spent a few weeks in ICU, over a month in the hospital, and then another four months in an intensive rehabilitation program in the UK (that’s me in the picture […]

Armored — Dawn’s care-coaching story

A caregiver is rarely “ready” to start taking care of someone battling an illness. And sadly, stroke doesn’t announce itself with enough time to prepare yourself as a caregiver. In some way, Dawn had been preparing for this role for many years. Her husband, Daran, had suffered Guillain Barre Syndrome 18 years ago and survived […]