Our Stories

On December 23, 2019 my life drastically changed. I woke up felt really tired and f elt weakness on my right side. I decided to go back t

I grew up in Windsor, Ontario where In my family you either work, go to school or volunteer. At one time I as the church chairperson...

2017 Labour Day I started my journey

“Don’t look directly at Stanley. He could bite you,” said my son.
On Labour Day 2017 I did and he did!

Back to teaching for another school year 2017. As always I left my summer behind and
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John Richmond is a clinical social worker in practice in BC and Ontario. John had an ischemic stroke in 2021 ...

In early May 2022 I was throwing up and had balance issues and had a drop on my left side. Thank God my Honey recognized I was having a stroke. I didn’t know...

It was a normal Thursday morning on February 11, 2016 in my university dorm in Vancouver, BC. The sun was shining through my blinds, as my 9 AM alarm was going off. I was preparing for arguably my hardest mid-term exam that was coming up in the afternoon...

I currently live in Bowmanville, Ontario east of Toronto. My background is Professional Civil Engineering as a Consultant. I am officially retired as of 2020.
My disabling stroke took place in 2010 at the young age of 55...

I was diagnosed with 3 ischemic strokes in March 2020. These strokes were caused because of a hole in my heart that allowed the clots to enter my brain causing

My stroke journey began June, 2019, with a series of headaches, leading to a carotid artery disease diagnosis, and subsequently, a diagnosis of A-Fib in the heart with a Stroke experienced in Mid-August.  There were no physical warnings, ...