On Saturday, May 16, 2015, I am walking in the Treasure Valley Heart Walk. I am walking because I can. The fact that I can walk at all is a miracle considering I had two strokes in January of 2012. I had a torn carotid artery. The second stroke happened in the hospital, and it was massive. I lost 20% of my brain. I lost all communication, have aphasia, apraxia, and I could not even remember my own name. Yet, I was lucky. Here are some statistics about strokes in the United States: · Stroke kills almost 130,000 Americans each year— that’s 1 out of every 20 deaths. · On average, one American dies from stroke every 4 minutes. · Every year, more than 795,000 people in t...
I am a stroke survivor. My blog is about my recovery, family, and possibilities.