Tony Thomassey – Never Quit!
Tony Thomassey – Never Quit! By Carl Boockholdt Strokes affect different people in different ways. Most people cite aphasia, paralysis, and difficulty speaking as the primary affects a stroke had…
Stroke Survivors CAN! – Jerry Wald
Stroke Survivors CAN! – Jerry Wald Jerry thought the bloody noses and vomiting were the results of a sinus infection. The life of a banking executive doesn’t allow much time…
No Exceptions
No Exceptions By Carl Boockholdt IF IT IS TO BE, IT IS UP TO ME By Paul Cummings I Hereby Promise to begin today To Manifest The Personal…
Don’t Quit Interview of Dale Duley
Don’t Quit Interview of Dale Duley By Carl Boockholdt Life changes. This is a fact that is all too evident to most stroke survivors. Dale Duley is one of…
Embrace Your New Life With Vigor
“I was given a second chance at life and I embraced it with vigor.” Andrew Williams. In April, 2015 Andrew Williams suffered a brainstem trans ischemic attack (TIA), affecting his…
Joseph Quinn Interview
Joseph Quinn was a highway maintainer, a competitive bodybuilder and an actor prior to the stress induced hemorrhagic stroke that robbed Joe of the use of his right side and…
Acceptance Is Important
Most stroke survivors agree that a stroke is a life-changing event. Kristi Brennan’s life was certainly changed a little over 9 years ago when she succumbed to an Ischemic stroke…
Lemon to Lemonade
What are you having today, lemons or lemonade? Stroke survivors have clearly been burdened with bushels of lemons. When Neale Mahon received his shipment of lemons, he immediately began concocting…
THREE TONS OF BRICKS CAN’T STOP YOU!
While it can easily be argued that the metaphor “hit like a ton of bricks” may be a little old and over worked, it is nevertheless, an apt description of…
Move It or Lose It!
Strokes are not known for their subtleties. Nevertheless, on November 26, 2017 J. Neal Isaac got a subtle hint that his life was about to change in a devastating and dramatic…