Lori lives in northern Kentucky and had an ischemic stroke caused by a dissection in her vertebral artery at the age of 39. She is a teacher. Her son, Brayden, is 17, a senior in high school, and aspires to earn a degree in engineering. His passion is soccer.
Laurie Cunningham, retired counselor and educator, is married to a wonderful man who had a stroke shortly after his long-awaited retirement. Their journey has been documented in cartoons, which can be found on Instagram (@cartooncoping) and her blog site at https://cartooncoping.wixsite.com/cartooncoping. This post was originally shared on Laurie’s blog. She writes in honor of National Family Caregiver’s Month.
My name is Trazana A. Staples, I had a Stroke! I am a Stroke Survivor! I Am A Phoenix Rising!
Debra was diagnosed with blood clots about six years ago and has been a health advocate ever since. She is an Administrator of a Facebook Private Peer Support Group named Blood Clots: Surviving A Silent Killer, and a WEGO Health Patient Leader. You can also find her on Instagram and Twitter under MTSurvivorMama. This post was originally shared on her blog, MT Survivor Mama.
Rita had two strokes in April 2016 when she was 86 years old. She shares her story in honor of National Caregivers’ Month.
When Jack’s mother had two strokes in 2016, he took on the role of a full-time family caregiver. He shares his story in honor of National Caregivers’ Month.
Jason Atkinson was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy eight years ago during basic training with the US Air Force. He’s since written a book about overcoming obstacles to live your best life, A Life of Heart: Unlocking Your True Potential.
Skylar Doerwaldt is a stroke survivor and advocate in Richmond, VA. She works full time in new home construction and spends her free time helping the AHA in various roles, including Co-Chairing the Young Professionals Committee, as well as serving on CycleNation Committee in Richmond and Heart Ball Auction Committee in Charlottesville. She has spoken at several events and recently took her advocacy to You're the Cure on the Hill in Washington, DC. Next month, she's looking forward to running the Richmond 8K, her first race post-stroke! She writes in recognition of World Stroke Day.
Tonya’s husband, Philip Mark Kincaid – know to his friends as Mark - had an ischemic stroke 10 years ago at the age of 42, from high blood pressure that no one was aware that he had. Tonya wanted to share his story to recognize Mark as Stroke Hero and in honor of World Stroke Day on October 29.
Barry Jackson, a stroke survivor, is a patient Co-Principal Investigator on the C3FIT study run by Dr. Ken Gaines of Vanderbilt University and funded by PCORI. He lives in Rockville, MD with wife and two daughters, two cats, a dog and assorted fish.
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