https://www.beyondstillness.org/
Molly found that stroke offers a powerful, life-changing, shift in perspective. She founded Beyond Stillness to offer pause for storytelling and reflection. Ultimately, Beyond Stillness is a welcoming environment that reveres the movement beyond stroke's paralysis. Still moments unite humanity and divinity. In an interview, Molly shared, "I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LpElRWRsCc
Jayme Kelly, 31, woke up one morning and couldn't walk - she had a stroke while sleeping. Through extensive therapy, she is well on the road to physical and

https://www.flintrehab.com/stroke-recovery-stories/
Reading stroke recovery stories can be an excellent source of motivation for survivors and their loved ones. While everyone experiences stroke recovery differently, the fundamentals of recovery remain the same. With highly repetitive, task-specific stimulation, individuals can promote neuroplasticity (the brain's ability to rewire itself) and recover functions affected by stroke. Stroke

https://www.stroke.org/en/life-after-stroke/preventing-another-stroke/lauras-story
Patient's husband pushed to get to heart of what caused her stroke. What started for Laura Sammons and her family in 2017 as a routine weekend drive in the Houston area took a treacherous turn. As she approached an intersection with a stoplight, she blanked out and had no idea how to drive. Not understanding what was happening, Sammons kept

https://www.aarp.org/health/brain-health/info-2020/stroke-survivor-stories.html
Mitchell Elkind, of Columbia University, lays out a few steps you can take to reduce your risk of stroke: 1. Get plenty of physical activity — at least 30 minutes a day, five days a week. 2. Eat a healthy diet and limit salt intake, which can cause a spike in blood pressure. 3. Maintain a healthy weight. 4.

https://www.storiesofstroke.com/
About The Book. Written to give solace to current stroke survivors, the 26 stories in Just Say "Yes" to Life! Detail how these survivors coped, and which therapies helped them most. Readers will be inspired by a teenager who rebounded well enough to enroll in college a few years after his stroke, a physician who reinvented herself as a

https://www.stroke.org/en/news/2021/12/22/aha-news-most-read-survivor-stories-of-2021
Heart attack survivor Cherée Johnson. (Photo courtesy of Cherée Johnson) We published nearly 100 inspiring stories of survival this year. These 10 profiles topped the list. 1. Months after learning to walk again, 24-year-old finally learns what caused her paralysis. When Andrea Paez went from athletic to almost immobile, grief nearly overtook

https://www.sralab.org/lifecenter/resources/reflections-stroke-and-recovery-personal-story
The goal is to accept yourself and to get your life going again. In this phase of recovery, it's on the patient to do the recovery exercises, and this is an extremely lonely time. It was not easy for me to accept the new me and my new normal. Left alone with my thoughts I isolated myself.

https://www.stroke.org/en/stroke-connection/stroke-onward/the-power-of-sharing-your-story
A recent email is a great example of how storytelling by one can help others directly and create a ripple effect beyond. "Your book, and your willingness to tell your story, has been an inspiration to us," said Carolyn Obel-Omia, whose husband Michael, who has aphasia, decided to share his story through a book of poetry. Michael Obel-Omia.

https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/sharing-mayo-clinic-former-soldier-stroke-survivor-tells-of-life-punctuated-by-commas/
When stroke survivor R. Brady Johnson first visited Mayo Clinic nearly nine years ago, his doctors didn't quite know what to make of him. Not only was his stroke, at age 31, unusual, but his post-stroke physicality surprised the team of neurologists he'd come to see.

https://mcleanonline.medium.com/surviving-stroke-8920a437f1d5
Norman Doidge, a psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and author of The Brain that Changes Itself and The Brain's Way of Healing, describes a stroke as "a sudden calamitous blow. The brain is punched out from within. A blood clot or bleed in the brain's arteries cuts off oxygen to the brain's tissues, killing them.".

https://strokerecoveryrehab.com/my-stroke-story/
Here's mine: May 22, 2021 started out like any other Saturday. After waking, I grabbed some oatmeal for breakfast and packed my things for the gym. I was out the door around 8-9 am and after a workout, I planned on heading to the beach to meet my girlfriend and two of her hometown friends who were visiting for the weekend.

https://www.amazon.com/Stroke-Story-Journey-There-Back-ebook/dp/B075WGZFSS
Stroke Story: My Journey There and Back is a middle-aged woman's compelling narrative in lyrical prose offering hope to brain injury survivors and their loved ones that healing can come with persistence and the brain's power of neuroplasticity.

https://www.strokeangel.org/my-stroke-story
Sam jumped up, put his arm around my chest, and while holding me in the chair, called 911 with his free hand. Paramedics were in my kitchen in 10 minutes, and I was in the Kaiser Roseville ER, surrounded by a complete Stroke Emergency Team, being treated for my Stroke, inside 25 minutes. Had I been alone, I might have died.

https://aphasia.org/stories/when-the-roof-fell-in-a-stroke-story/
When the Roof Fell In - A Stroke Story. By Dan Martin. On a family vacation in Greece to celebrate her 45th birthday, my wife suffered a massive stroke in a restaurant. The next few days were so filled with hospitalarrangements, consultations with doctors in Athens and New York, and the logistics of getting her home that I had no time for the

https://www.stroke.org.nz/stroke-stories
Here are some inspiring stories about people who have overcome stroke to live happy, productive lives. Many stroke survivors go on to live healthy, happy lives after their stroke. Below you can read how other stroke survivors and their families have dealt with their stroke. You can also read how campaigns like F.A.S.T. have helped to save lives.

https://adaa.org/living-with-anxiety/personal-stories/my-stroke-story
My Stroke Story. by Kaitlyn Fieseler. 05.03.2021. My Stroke Story by Kaitlyn Fieseler. My life changed forever on June 11, 2019— the day I endured an ischemic stroke in my left carotid artery. Let's rewind time 2 years—I was a 30-year-old living in San Diego by the beach. I was a very active and healthy woman with a rewarding career as an

https://www.amazon.com/Stroke-Story-Powerful-Devastating-Hemorrhage/dp/1539946266
Stroke Story is Mary Ellen Gambutti's account of the events leading up to her cerebral hemorrhage and the grueling but necessary therapies she endured following the incident. (and continues to do) Her writing is full of feeling and detail. This is a fast, informative read and an excellent resource for anyone who has experienced a stroke or who

https://www.mhs.net/services/neuroscience/conditions-treatments-services/stroke
Adrian's Hemorrhagic Stroke Story. 2:28. Only 10 Years Old, Lance Acts FAST During Mom's Stroke. 1:20. David's Fast Stroke Treatment. 2:18. Eric's Memorial Stroke Care - From "Perfect Storm" to Recovery. 2:4. Stroke Survivors Reunite With Rescue Workers and Medical Team At Memorial Neuroscience Institute.

https://www.heart.org/en/news/2024/05/22/7-things-to-know-about-how-stroke-is-different-for-women
A woman who stops having periods before age of 45, and especially before 40, has a higher stroke risk than a woman who has menopause at the usual age of 50 to 54. A 2020 study in the journal Stroke suggests that stroke risk is higher among young women ages 25 to 44 than their male peers. "It's certainly not lower," said Madsen, a co-author of

https://fontanalib.org/events/stroke-story
The Stroke Story: Learn about stroke treatments, and what too expect on the road to recovery. Amanda Pack with Angel Medical Center will provide an informative program on strokes, what happens in the body, what happens at the hospital, and what the road to recovery looks like. This free program is open to the public and intended for adults, young and old, and will be helpful

https://www.covenanthealth.com/fort-sanders-regional/patricia-neal-rehabilitation-services/
The Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center opened in 1978 and served more than 38,500 inpatients and 140,000 outpatients during its years of operation. Ms. Neal was a frequent visitor to the Center, and became a worldwide symbol of hope and victory to those experiencing stroke and other disabilities. New Facilities Meet Growing Needs for Rehab

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Gov. Lee Appoints Jeff Rader as Special Judge in Fourth Judicial District. Thursday, May 30, 2024 | 03:36pm. NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced the appointment of Jeff Rader as Special Judge in the Fourth Judicial District for Cocke, Grainger, Jefferson, and Sevier Counties. Read More.

https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/weather/2024/05/29/florida-heat-index-how-stay-cool-avoid-heat-stroke-what-wear/73874925007/
Wear loose, lightweight, light-colored clothing and use sunscreen. Reapply at least every two hours, more often if you're sweating or getting in and out of the pool or ocean. Wear a hat and avoid

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-29/ktla-weatherman-mark-kriski-mild-stroke-sam-rubin-death
May 10, 2024. Veteran entertainment reporter Rubin died May 10 after going into cardiac arrest at his West Valley home. Rubin was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He was 64

https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/2024/05/30/florida-summer-signs-symptoms-heat-stroke-heat-exhaustion/73900382007/
Here are the signs of heat exhaustion to be aware of: Cool, moist skin with goose bumps when in the heat; Heavy sweating; Faintness; Dizziness; Fatigue; Weak, rapid pulse; Low blood pressure upon

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/golf/2024/05/30/nelly-korda-us-womens-open-lancaster-10/72359114-1e8f-11ef-becb-2cf8dbfd9eb9_story.html
LANCASTER, Pa. — Nelly Korda took a 10 on her third hole of the U.S. Women's Open on Thursday when she hit three short-game shots into the stream in front of the par-3 12th green. It was a

https://www.utmedicalcenter.org/
UT Internal Medicine - Pellissippi. 9625 Kroger Park Drive, Suite 450. Knoxville, TN 37922. Phone: 865-690-2992. UT Internal Medicine - Pellissippi.

https://www.floridatoday.com/story/weather/2024/05/29/heat-index-map-what-is-heat-index-calculator-symptoms-stroke-exhaustion-nws-warnings-advisories/73890842007/
USA TODAY NETWORK - Florida. 0:00. 0:55. The heat index measures how hot it really feels outside. The heat index is calculated based on air temperature and relative humidity. The National Weather

https://www.businessinsider.com/heat-wave-mexico-monkeys-falling-dead-trees-climate-change-extreme-2024-5?op=1
Luis Manuel Lopez/Reuters. Soaring temperatures in Mexico are causing monkeys to fall dead from trees. Dehydration killed the monkeys "within a matter of minutes," biologist Gilberto Pozo told the